⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 54- Went cold from three, eight of 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:23 · NO 68-76 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
E'Twaun Moore misses technical free throw
Q2 4:00 · NO 39-45 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:39 · NO 10-17 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:27 · NO 39-48 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:07 · NO 98-104 UTAH
📊The numbers
| NO | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
