⏱️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 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 better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their nine
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 3:13 · UTAH 32-17 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 9:57 · UTAH 48-27 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 1:26 · UTAH 70-48 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bojan Bogdanovic misses technical free throw
Q2 5:05 · UTAH 51-37 DAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Royce O'Neale and Tim Hardaway Jr.
Q3 12:00 · UTAH 69-48 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Powell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:05 · UTAH 51-37 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |







