⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 0:39 · UTAH 25-32 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 11:33 · UTAH 57-53 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 8:28 · UTAH 69-56 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 4:18 · UTAH 91-85 CLE
- Turnover
Derrick Favors turnover
Q4 3:54 · UTAH 91-87 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 7:56 · UTAH 89-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 4:52 · UTAH 89-85 CLE
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 24 | Blocks | 19 |
