⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their ten
- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 60
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 10:00 · SAC 11-5 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 3:14 · SAC 73-92 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q1 2:44 · SAC 25-28 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q3 9:21 · SAC 53-81 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
