⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37
- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their five, and outscored them 22-14 off them
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 17
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 4:42 · UTAH 29-22 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 7:20 · UTAH 76-63 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 1:23 · UTAH 115-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:39 · UTAH 102-107 CLE
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:10 · UTAH 115-109 CLE
- Missed FT
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · UTAH 115-111 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:15 · UTAH 13-20 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 8:05 · UTAH 40-41 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 8:26 · UTAH 94-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · UTAH 102-107 CLE
- Flagrant
Caris LeVert flagrant foul type 1
Q4 1:22 · UTAH 105-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
