⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:17 · LAL 20-9 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 33
Q4 9:18 · LAL 114-81 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 38
Q4 6:56 · LAL 124-86 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Taurean Prince misses technical free throw
Q3 1:21 · LAL 95-67 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 25 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
