⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 11:43 · UTAH 16-1 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Quin Snyder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:35 · UTAH 96-69 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 7:52 · UTAH 102-82 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
David Joerger technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:45 · UTAH 6-0 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |







