⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 21- Went cold from three, six of 25
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 3:18 · UTAH 54-43 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 7:03 · UTAH 83-76 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Hood offensive foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul)
Q4 0:47 · UTAH 91-87 LAL
- Turnover
Rodney Hood turnover
Q4 0:47 · UTAH 91-87 LAL
- Missed FT
Shelvin Mack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · UTAH 93-89 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 1:23 · UTAH 64-65 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 9:10 · UTAH 72-76 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:42 · UTAH 43-42 LAL
- Technical
Timofey Mozgov technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:00 · UTAH 51-43 LAL
- Turnover
Luol Deng turnover
Q4 3:01 · UTAH 87-81 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
