⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fourteen- A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Made six threes to their fourteen
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 21 from three
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q1 6:45 · UTAH 25-18 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 5:44 · UTAH 72-63 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Ingles bad pass
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 94-92 SAC
- Missed FT
Joe Ingles misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · UTAH 101-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 0:45 · UTAH 32-33 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:32 · UTAH 35-43 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:06 · UTAH 78-74 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bogdan Bogdanovic misses technical free throw
Q3 9:40 · UTAH 57-56 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:57 · UTAH 85-86 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · UTAH 94-91 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 8 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Steals | 13 |
| 13 | Blocks | 30 |
