⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 22-7 off them- A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:26 · UTAH 23-14 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:05 · UTAH 57-47 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · UTAH 92-94 LAL
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · UTAH 92-94 LAL
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · UTAH 92-94 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:31 · UTAH 44-41 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:51 · UTAH 61-61 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 6:33 · UTAH 89-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington back court turnover
Q4 2:20 · UTAH 91-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
