⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:53 · DET 45-46 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 10:36 · DET 65-57 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 11:21 · DET 89-80 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · DET 91-91 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:19 · DET 91-91 UTAH
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · DET 93-93 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:30 · DET 79-77 UTAH
- Ties it
Gordon Hayward hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 2:36 · DET 93-93 UTAH
- Winner
Gordon Hayward hit a 27-foot three jumper, Derrick Favors with the assist
Q4 2:00 · DET 94-96 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward lost ball turnover
Q4 2:55 · DET 91-91 UTAH
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · DET 94-96 UTAH
- Turnover
Derrick Favors lost ball turnover
Q4 0:36 · DET 94-97 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DET | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
