⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 43 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 8:00 · UTAH 14-13 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 8:56 · UTAH 79-71 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses technical free throw
Q2 11:00 · UTAH 30-28 CLE
- Flagrant
Trey Lyles flagrant foul type 2 (Channing Frye draws the foul)
Q4 3:57 · UTAH 87-75 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:11 · UTAH 90-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Channing Frye technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 11:00 · UTAH 30-28 CLE
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:47 · UTAH 61-57 CLE
- Technical
Channing Frye technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:57 · UTAH 86-75 CLE
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
