⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, ten of 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:35 · LAL 11-0 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 4:32 · LAL 96-94 UTAH
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 1:24 · LAL 99-96 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Monk bad pass
Q4 4:00 · LAL 89-94 UTAH
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · LAL 100-96 UTAH
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · LAL 105-101 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 8:29 · LAL 33-39 UTAH
- Ties it
Mike Conley hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:46 · LAL 96-96 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Hassan Whiteside technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · LAL 71-79 UTAH
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale bad pass
Q4 0:44 · LAL 99-96 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
