⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 26
- A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34 in the third 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 40
Q2 2:26 · UTAH 71-31 NY
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34
Q3 4:12 · UTAH 97-63 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 45
Q4 10:27 · UTAH 113-68 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Joe Ingles technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:16 · UTAH 41-17 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 31
Q2 0:01 · UTAH 72-41 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 24
Q3 8:45 · UTAH 75-51 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
