⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:39 · UTAH 13-12 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 11:22 · UTAH 66-62 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q4 3:11 · UTAH 88-85 DET
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 1:50 · UTAH 90-85 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:42 · UTAH 19-25 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 0:05 · UTAH 29-40 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:32 · UTAH 48-59 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ish Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:56 · UTAH 88-84 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:44 · UTAH 88-85 DET
- Turnover
Blake Griffin steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:03 · UTAH 92-89 DET
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
