⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 26-5 off them- A 21-0 run took them from 7 down to 14 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 45
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 4:20 · PHX 19-9 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 7 down to 14 up
Q2 10:22 · PHX 30-44 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 2:59 · PHX 79-99 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 16 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 10 |
