⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 33 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 10:23 · UTAH 35-25 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q2 1:12 · UTAH 71-47 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 0:57 · UTAH 114-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:20 · UTAH 71-50 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:49 · UTAH 13-17 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 3:05 · UTAH 106-87 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 22 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
