⏱️How 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
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse 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, 28 free throws to their thirteen- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second 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
Q1 10:33 · UTAH 10-2 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q3 6:26 · UTAH 70-58 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Derrick Favors flagrant foul type 1 (Timofey Mozgov draws the foul)
Q3 8:12 · UTAH 49-51 LAL
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · UTAH 85-79 LAL
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 2:28 · UTAH 85-79 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 1:04 · UTAH 47-49 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:45 · UTAH 80-76 LAL
- Steal
Jordan Clarkson stole it from Gordon Hayward
Q4 2:28 · UTAH 85-79 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
