⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 30- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 10:27 · SAC 12-2 UTAH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q1 6:22 · SAC 30-14 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Omri Casspi bad pass
Q4 0:19 · SAC 114-106 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:26 · SAC 57-56 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 1:44 · SAC 114-105 UTAH
- Steal
Derrick Favors stole it from Omri Casspi
Q4 0:19 · SAC 114-106 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trevor Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · SAC 114-106 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
