⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 25
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:55 · LAL 18-20 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 9:43 · LAL 77-92 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 2:42 · LAL 95-109 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:22 · LAL 0-8 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 8:30 · LAL 50-69 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 17 | Assists | 29 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
