⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q2 2:29 · WSH 65-55 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:56 · WSH 8-14 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 33 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
