⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 22 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 45 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 2
- A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 5:25 · SAC 29-15 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30
Q3 3:06 · SAC 103-73 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Keon Ellis and Collin Sexton
Q3 6:22 · SAC 80-63 UTAH
- Technical
Keon Ellis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:55 · SAC 112-97 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q4 7:43 · SAC 112-98 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 22 | Threes made | 12 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
