⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 33 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 31
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:44 · UTAH 45-34 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q3 6:33 · UTAH 64-58 POR
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:01 · UTAH 66-60 POR
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:58 · UTAH 98-106 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 10:38 · UTAH 88-96 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 6:34 · UTAH 94-106 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Turner technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:41 · UTAH 33-29 POR
- Technical
Al-Farouq Aminu technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:33 · UTAH 64-58 POR
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · UTAH 104-109 POR
📊The numbers
| UTAH | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
