⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 24-11 off them
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 70
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:29 · SAC 70-67 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 2:30 · SAC 90-78 UTAH
- Steal
Davion Mitchell stole it from Kelly Olynyk
Q4 0:18 · SAC 121-113 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Monk technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:10 · SAC 90-81 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk bad pass
Q4 0:18 · SAC 121-113 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
