⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 51 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 36
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:12 · BOS 10-0 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 7:10 · BOS 43-29 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 3:14 · BOS 70-66 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · BOS 102-101 UTAH
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown offensive foul
Q4 0:00 · BOS 103-105 UTAH
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown turnover
Q4 0:00 · BOS 103-105 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 5:52 · BOS 60-63 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Lauri Markkanen hit a 4-foot layup, Walter Clayton Jr. with the assist
Q4 0:44 · BOS 102-103 UTAH
- Winner
Jusuf Nurkic hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · BOS 103-105 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elijah Harkless lost ball turnover
Q4 2:23 · BOS 94-97 UTAH
- Missed FT
Keyonte George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 · BOS 96-97 UTAH
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · BOS 99-98 UTAH
📊The numbers
| BOS | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
