⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse 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, 36 free throws to their nineteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 6:21 · LAL 23-8 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:29 · LAL 55-40 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 1:15 · LAL 100-75 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 4:45 · LAL 78-63 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 7:33 · LAL 104-90 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
John Collins flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:45 · LAL 77-63 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
