⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
A 18-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 6 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:09 · UTAH 17-6 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 1:58 · UTAH 65-43 PHX
- Winner
Gordon Hayward hit a two point shot, Joe Johnson with the assist
Q4 2:00 · UTAH 105-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw traveling
Q4 3:15 · UTAH 103-101 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:53 · UTAH 107-103 PHX
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · UTAH 111-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:00 · UTAH 97-91 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:11 · UTAH 103-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Marquese Chriss technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:07 · UTAH 59-43 PHX
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 2:03 · UTAH 103-103 PHX
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:37 · UTAH 109-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
