⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ WSH 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 Wizards won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 30
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:48 · UTAH 9-0 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:50 · UTAH 98-100 WSH
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 2:22 · UTAH 98-102 WSH
- Missed FT
Royce O'Neale misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · UTAH 100-103 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 5:41 · UTAH 46-51 WSH
- Steal
Deni Avdija stole it from Donovan Mitchell
Q4 2:22 · UTAH 98-102 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deni Avdija out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:31 · UTAH 94-95 WSH
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · UTAH 98-102 WSH
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · UTAH 103-109 WSH
📊The numbers
| UTAH | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 27 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |







