⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Walker Kessler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · UTAH 106-98 DAL
- Missed FT
Walker Kessler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · UTAH 107-100 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:16 · UTAH 108-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:44 · UTAH 77-66 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:02 · UTAH 82-76 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
