⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 9:07 · UTAH 72-68 LAL
- Steal
Ace Bailey stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 1:47 · UTAH 99-105 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 4:17 · UTAH 20-27 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 3:58 · UTAH 78-81 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 8:18 · UTAH 85-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:47 · UTAH 99-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · UTAH 106-107 LAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
