⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their six
They went cold, six of 26 from three
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 38
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 22-9 off them
Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 64
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 3:40 · UTAH 26-20 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 1:33 · UTAH 57-49 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 1:30 · UTAH 91-69 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 7:04 · UTAH 46-47 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q4 9:08 · UTAH 99-85 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q1 8:19 · UTAH 11-5 NO
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 21 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |









