⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 28
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 28-10 off them
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 9:48 · UTAH 14-10 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 10:54 · UTAH 73-57 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:26 · UTAH 109-104 BOS
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:29 · UTAH 113-107 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:29 · UTAH 2-10 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 6:13 · UTAH 83-71 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Marcus Morris and Jae Crowder
Q3 7:03 · UTAH 77-61 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · UTAH 119-113 BOS
📊The numbers
| UTAH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |








