⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth 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 Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their ten
A 18-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 6:50 · UTAH 31-23 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 10:48 · UTAH 55-37 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 7:58 · UTAH 81-69 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
Q4 4:22 · UTAH 83-75 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:47 · UTAH 66-63 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bogut technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:11 · UTAH 43-35 DAL
- Technical
J.J. Barea technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:21 · UTAH 64-51 DAL
- Turnover
Justin Anderson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:20 · UTAH 83-75 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
