⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 43 from three
- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:46 · MEM 93-96 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Taylor Jenkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:38 · MEM 40-49 UTAH
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass
Q4 2:54 · MEM 109-113 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 1:17 · MEM 19-34 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 3:55 · MEM 76-88 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 4:04 · MEM 109-119 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:49 · MEM 109-115 UTAH
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 2:11 · MEM 109-117 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MEM | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 19 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
