⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 32 from three- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 5:10 · SAC 119-111 UTAH
- Winner
Kevin Huerter hit a 25-foot three jumper, Keegan Murray with the assist
Q4 0:09 · SAC 126-125 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
KZ Okpala flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:28 · SAC 30-25 UTAH
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter traveling
Q4 2:45 · SAC 119-113 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 0:13 · SAC 91-94 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Lauri Markkanen hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jordan Clarkson with the assist
Q4 1:03 · SAC 121-122 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 2:01 · SAC 121-124 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Walker Kessler misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 0:28 · SAC 30-25 UTAH
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · SAC 123-124 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
