⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 30
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 3:18 · UTAH 88-84 DAL
- Ties it
Rudy Gobert hit a dunk, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 2:07 · UTAH 107-107 DAL
- Winner
Bojan Bogdanovic hit a 23-foot three jumper, Royce O'Neale with the assist
Q4 1:29 · UTAH 110-107 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:26 · UTAH 2-9 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:34 · UTAH 31-36 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 11:20 · UTAH 92-96 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:41 · UTAH 107-107 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
