⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:41 · UTAH 59-60 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 5:11 · UTAH 36-48 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 0:32 · UTAH 69-85 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
