⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 3:14 · UTAH 51-43 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 6:54 · UTAH 78-71 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert traveling
Q4 4:31 · UTAH 78-74 DET
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · UTAH 88-85 DET
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · UTAH 88-85 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 11:19 · UTAH 65-66 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Tolliver misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:47 · UTAH 78-76 DET
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |








