⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 14
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:05 · UTAH 49-53 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 7:14 · UTAH 85-79 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
D'Angelo Russell flopping technical foul
Q2 2:15 · UTAH 56-58 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
