⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q1 5:05 · UTAH 38-16 SAC
- Go-ahead
Ochai Agbaji hit a 27-foot three jumper, Simone Fontecchio with the assist
Q4 2:41 · UTAH 116-115 SAC
- Winner
Kelly Olynyk hit a 23-foot three jumper, Kris Dunn with the assist
Q4 1:34 · UTAH 121-118 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk bad pass
Q4 4:43 · UTAH 110-111 SAC
- Turnover
Simone Fontecchio bad pass
Q4 0:29 · UTAH 125-120 SAC
- Missed FT
Walker Kessler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · UTAH 125-120 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:05 · UTAH 73-68 SAC
- Lead
Domantas Sabonis hit a two point shot
Q4 2:58 · UTAH 113-115 SAC
- Ties it
De'Aaron Fox hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 1:45 · UTAH 118-118 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 19 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
