⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 11:36 · UTAH 37-36 DAL
- Ties it
Donovan Mitchell hit a 25-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:37 · UTAH 104-104 DAL
- Winner
Royce O'Neale hit a 22-foot three jumper, Donovan Mitchell with the assist
Q4 0:38 · UTAH 109-107 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · UTAH 112-107 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 7:56 · UTAH 62-70 DAL
- Go-ahead
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a 25-foot three jumper, Delon Wright with the assist
Q4 0:52 · UTAH 106-107 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dorian Finney-Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:37 · UTAH 101-102 DAL
- Missed FT
Dorian Finney-Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:37 · UTAH 101-102 DAL
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:18 · UTAH 104-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |






