⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their nine
Won the glass, 68 rebounds to 51
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
Went cold from three, sixteen of 53
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 11:14 · UTAH 15-2 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 10:32 · UTAH 62-45 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 1:50 · UTAH 106-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert bad pass
Q4 4:57 · UTAH 91-83 CHA
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · UTAH 91-85 CHA
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · UTAH 95-92 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q2 8:26 · UTAH 40-29 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:10 · UTAH 89-81 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 6:03 · UTAH 91-92 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |







