⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
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 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:58 · UTAH 43-46 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:04 · UTAH 58-61 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 5:52 · UTAH 17-30 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 10:55 · UTAH 58-69 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 2:37 · UTAH 66-92 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
