⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Made seven threes to their eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 7:30 · WSH 23-12 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 1:17 · WSH 36-20 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 2:45 · WSH 97-79 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rui Hachimura misses technical free throw
Q4 9:46 · WSH 106-87 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:08 · WSH 112-105 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:46 · WSH 106-87 UTAH
📊The numbers
| WSH | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
