⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+6Q132-22
+5Q230-23
+1Q333-29
0Q436-33
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 34 from three
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
Key battles
44%Three-point accuracy21%
15Threes made7
11Offensive rebounds17
37Assists25
🏀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 stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 9:36 · LAL 107-80 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 37 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
