⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 3 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 20-6 off them- Made seven threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 33
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:10 · UTAH 51-46 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:47 · UTAH 62-58 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keyonte George out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:49 · UTAH 97-101 LAL
- Turnover
Collin Sexton out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:42 · UTAH 99-103 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:47 · UTAH 27-30 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:29 · UTAH 43-46 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 2:29 · UTAH 54-58 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
