โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ UTAH better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 27
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 25-11 off them
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 1:22 ยท UTAH 92-77 DAL
- Winner
Rodney Hood hit a 26-foot Running Pullup Jump Shot
Q4 0:00 ยท UTAH 103-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses technical free throw
Q2 8:11 ยท UTAH 39-40 DAL
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward turnover
Q4 3:19 ยท UTAH 100-94 DAL
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward lost ball turnover
Q4 1:21 ยท UTAH 100-96 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from Gordon Hayward
Q4 1:21 ยท UTAH 100-96 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:18 ยท UTAH 100-100 DAL
- Ties it
Harrison Barnes hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 0:45 ยท UTAH 100-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Seth Curry misses technical free throw
Q1 4:46 ยท UTAH 21-16 DAL
- Technical
Salah Mejri technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:11 ยท UTAH 39-40 DAL
๐The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |








