⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 11:32 · UTAH 67-65 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 3:10 · UTAH 92-85 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q4 4:05 · UTAH 123-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:07 · UTAH 59-62 SAC
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale bad pass
Q4 4:21 · UTAH 111-107 SAC
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · UTAH 112-109 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:27 · UTAH 59-64 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 7:35 · UTAH 72-82 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 10:46 · UTAH 98-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:21 · UTAH 88-85 SAC
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes bad pass
Q4 3:31 · UTAH 112-109 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 3:11 · UTAH 114-109 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
