⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
- A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 29
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q1 5:10 · UTAH 34-13 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 7:53 · UTAH 54-30 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 3:35 · UTAH 66-38 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q4 6:41 · UTAH 111-84 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
