⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 40- A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 24-9 off them
A 13-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 14 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 14
Q3 3:47 · UTAH 68-82 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:01 · UTAH 82-89 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keyonte George misses technical free throw
Q1 9:22 · UTAH 0-4 NO
- Missed FT
Brice Sensabaugh misses technical free throw
Q1 1:38 · UTAH 19-23 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:45 · UTAH 0-9 NO
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q2 2:43 · UTAH 40-65 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 9:00 · UTAH 82-97 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Zion Williamson technical foul
Q1 9:22 · UTAH 0-4 NO
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 32 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |
