⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 1:20 · UTAH 63-43 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 5:09 · UTAH 72-57 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:15 · UTAH 25-9 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
