⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their nine- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 64
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 9:55 · UTAH 96-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jordan Clarkson flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:36 · UTAH 99-114 SAC
- Technical
Lauri Markkanen flopping technical foul
Q4 5:36 · UTAH 101-118 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 3:55 · UTAH 21-32 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 9:54 · UTAH 65-83 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 0:02 · UTAH 87-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:02 · UTAH 86-102 SAC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 19 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
