⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their seventeen
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 46
- Gave up second chances, nine offensive rebounds to their two
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 6:07 · LAL 36-33 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 9:12 · LAL 67-65 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jabari Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · LAL 69-68 UTAH
- Turnover
Jordan Hill lost ball turnover
Q4 1:28 · LAL 71-76 UTAH
- Turnover
Jordan Hill bad pass
Q4 1:08 · LAL 71-76 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Steal
Gordon Hayward stole it from Jordan Hill
Q4 1:28 · LAL 71-76 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Favors lost ball turnover
Q4 4:28 · LAL 69-68 UTAH
- Missed FT
Elijah Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · LAL 71-78 UTAH
- Missed FT
Elijah Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · LAL 71-78 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
