⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their nine
They went cold, nine of 33 from three
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 7:46 · UTAH 18-6 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q1 3:46 · UTAH 37-11 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 11:21 · UTAH 69-45 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 7:59 · UTAH 101-86 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 20 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |






