⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their eighteen
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 24-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:27 · SAC 9-0 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:06 · SAC 68-71 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 3:35 · SAC 117-123 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses technical free throw
Q3 7:08 · SAC 72-73 UTAH
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 2:25 · SAC 108-114 UTAH
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · SAC 115-120 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Steal
Donovan Mitchell stole it from De'Aaron Fox
Q4 2:25 · SAC 108-114 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Ingles lost ball turnover
Q4 1:11 · SAC 112-119 UTAH
- Missed FT
Dante Exum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · SAC 114-119 UTAH
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · SAC 115-121 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
