⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 22
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 5-point lead to 15
Q1 6:50 · UTAH 24-9 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 7:46 · UTAH 54-33 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 1:26 · UTAH 117-105 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:59 · UTAH 108-101 DET
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:59 · UTAH 108-101 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
