⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 48
- A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 0:54 · UTAH 97-79 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q4 8:34 · UTAH 110-84 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 36
Q4 5:25 · UTAH 122-86 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:39 · UTAH 70-67 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Grant Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:42 · UTAH 107-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 37 | Assists | 28 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
