⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 38
- Made eleven threes to their 23
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Dennis Schroder hit a driving layup
Q4 1:15 · LAL 106-105 UTAH
- Ties it
Dennis Schroder hit a driving layup
Q4 0:03 · LAL 110-110 UTAH
- Winner
Kyle Kuzma hit a 27-foot three jumper, Dennis Schroder with the assist
OT 4:36 · LAL 113-110 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:55 · LAL 32-31 UTAH
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:05 · LAL 102-103 UTAH
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover
OT 1:29 · LAL 122-115 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q4 9:40 · LAL 98-100 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Jordan Clarkson hit a 26-foot three jumper, Joe Ingles with the assist
Q4 0:09 · LAL 108-110 UTAH
- Steal
Jordan Clarkson stole it from Dennis Schroder
OT 1:29 · LAL 122-115 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:00 · LAL 44-47 UTAH
- Technical
Jordan Clarkson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:04 · LAL 50-49 UTAH
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic bad pass
OT 1:13 · LAL 122-115 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 23 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
