⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 31-11 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30
- A 19-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 40
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 49
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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 23
Q1 3:12 · UTAH 42-19 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 4:51 · UTAH 87-65 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q4 5:48 · UTAH 117-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Derrick Favors flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:06 · UTAH 99-78 DAL
- Technical
Derrick Favors technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:06 · UTAH 99-78 DAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ricky Rubio and Dennis Smith Jr.
Q4 7:25 · UTAH 101-92 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Salah Mejri technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:13 · UTAH 39-19 DAL
- Missed FT
Dennis Smith Jr. misses technical free throw
Q3 4:15 · UTAH 84-63 DAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 0:06 · UTAH 99-80 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 36 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 14 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
