⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 12 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
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to nine
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 0:02 · UTAH 91-81 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 7:31 · UTAH 100-84 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 7:04 · UTAH 8-17 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 7:42 · UTAH 32-45 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
