⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 7:01 · LAL 10-7 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:57 · LAL 82-85 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 1:45 · LAL 101-96 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 4:11 · LAL 84-91 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 3:24 · LAL 37-52 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Johnson bad pass
Q4 3:59 · LAL 84-91 UTAH
- Turnover
Shelvin Mack traveling
Q4 1:34 · LAL 90-96 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
