⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 25-14 off them
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
Went cold from three, thirteen of 41
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 6:34 · UTAH 49-35 DAL
- Winner
Lauri Markkanen hit a 3-foot layup, Kyle Anderson with the assist
Q4 2:09 · UTAH 109-107 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 4:21 · UTAH 112-107 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · UTAH 116-111 DAL
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · UTAH 116-111 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 6:44 · UTAH 100-107 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:26 · UTAH 112-108 DAL
- Turnover
Naji Marshall bad pass turnover
Q4 0:55 · UTAH 112-108 DAL
- Turnover
Cooper Flagg bad pass turnover
Q4 0:12 · UTAH 116-111 DAL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |







