⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 32 from three- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 8:01 · SAC 41-33 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:50 · SAC 68-62 UTAH
- Winner
Domantas Sabonis hit a two point shot
Q4 0:06 · SAC 105-104 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Keon Ellis flopping technical foul
Q3 1:33 · SAC 73-69 UTAH
- Turnover
Zach LaVine turnover
Q4 0:50 · SAC 103-102 UTAH
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:06 · SAC 105-104 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Lead
Lauri Markkanen hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · SAC 103-104 UTAH
- Ties it
Lauri Markkanen hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · SAC 103-103 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses technical free throw
Q3 1:33 · SAC 73-69 UTAH
- Turnover
Keyonte George bad pass
Q4 3:24 · SAC 97-96 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
