⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 10:07 · LAL 37-30 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 8:19 · LAL 87-83 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q1 11:13 · LAL 0-0 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:55 · LAL 95-89 UTAH
- Missed FT
Talen Horton-Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · LAL 100-93 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:15 · LAL 13-17 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:24 · LAL 56-56 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 3:17 · LAL 66-75 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:45 · LAL 95-89 UTAH
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:19 · LAL 95-89 UTAH
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · LAL 95-90 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
