⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 39 from three- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3 in the second quarter
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:55 · UTAH 39-42 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:40 · UTAH 12-24 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 3:17 · UTAH 23-38 SAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q4 8:09 · UTAH 88-105 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:04 · UTAH 103-110 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
