⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 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
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen
Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 3
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 3:02 · UTAH 53-50 DAL
- Steal
Joe Ingles stole it from Dennis Smith Jr.
Q4 1:31 · UTAH 93-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae Crowder turnover
Q4 3:04 · UTAH 91-87 DAL
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:32 · UTAH 93-87 DAL
- Turnover
Joe Ingles lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · UTAH 93-90 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 6:41 · UTAH 42-49 DAL
- Steal
Dwight Powell stole it from Joe Ingles
Q4 1:09 · UTAH 93-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 1:31 · UTAH 93-90 DAL
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:04 · UTAH 93-90 DAL
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:39 · UTAH 93-90 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 19 | Blocks | 23 |







