⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better 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, 40 free throws to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 56
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:41 · LAL 91-88 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 9:40 · LAL 116-103 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 7:58 · LAL 124-105 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:54 · LAL 2-11 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 6:49 · LAL 43-53 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 33 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
