⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 6:32 · UTAH 78-63 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 9:20 · UTAH 107-90 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 1:21 · UTAH 125-107 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:26 · UTAH 80-72 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:33 · UTAH 109-98 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
