โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ LAL better than we expected
โผ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 18
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:35 ยท LAL 18-17 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:52 ยท LAL 89-95 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thomas Robinson bad pass
Q4 3:54 ยท LAL 95-98 UTAH
- Turnover
Marcelo Huertas bad pass
Q4 3:43 ยท LAL 95-100 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:23 ยท LAL 1-8 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q3 11:45 ยท LAL 53-71 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses technical free throw
Q2 6:35 ยท LAL 41-37 UTAH
- Turnover
Shelvin Mack Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:38 ยท LAL 95-100 UTAH
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 ยท LAL 97-105 UTAH
๐The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |








