⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen
- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:39 · UTAH 17-11 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 11:26 · UTAH 41-24 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:47 · UTAH 84-71 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q2 7:56 · UTAH 41-24 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:56 · UTAH 9-11 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamal Crawford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:56 · UTAH 41-24 PHX
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:55 · UTAH 99-80 PHX
📊The numbers
| UTAH | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
