Utah's ball movement kept its offense productive through a game of dramatic swings. The Jazz carried a 10-point lead into halftime before New Orleans erased it with a 12–0 third-quarter run and entered the fourth ahead. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 24 points with 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, while Keyonte George added 19 points and 10 assists. Utah recovered to score 34 points in the fourth and survived despite shooting worse overall, committing more turnovers and being outscored in the paint and off turnovers.
The biggest reason
Playmaking
AssistsUTAH 31vsNO 18
Also mattered
+6%3PT shooting
+5Rebounds
Game flow
When the lead changed
NOUTAH
NO's biggest lead was 5 points · UTAH's was 15 points · 6 lead changes
Quarter-by-quarter momentum
Quarter winners and scoring margin
Q1
NO28
UTAH31
UTAH won by 3
Q2
NO24
UTAH31
UTAH won by 7
Q3Biggest margin
NO38
UTAH24
NO won by 14
Q4
NO29
UTAH34
UTAH won by 5
Game turning points
Moments identified from the scoring timeline
Late-game pressureQ4 · 1:01
The game was within five points late, with New Orleans Pelicans ahead.
NO 119–UTAH 118
Final lead changeQ4 · 50.5
Utah Jazz went ahead and did not trail again.
NO 119–UTAH 120
Momentum swings
Key runs
2 runs · 7+ unanswered points
Q2 · 11:20–9:27
Utah Jazz9–0run
NO 30 – UTAH 31→NO 30 – UTAH 40
Q3 · 7:39–5:31Largest run
New Orleans Pelicans12–0run
NO 64 – UTAH 74→NO 76 – UTAH 74
Players who shaped the game
Player impact
From the box score
New Orleans Pelicans
NO
Leading scorerZion Williamson
23PTS5REB2AST3STL0BLK
Impact contributorDejounte Murray
16PTS6REB6AST3STL0BLK
Impact contributorDerik Queen
12PTS7REB2AST2STL2BLK
Utah Jazz
UTAH
Leading scorerJaren Jackson Jr.
24PTS10REB3AST0STL3BLK
Impact contributorKeyonte George
19PTS1REB10AST1STL0BLK
Impact contributorLauri Markkanen
16PTS6REB3AST1STL0BLK
Team performance
Biggest advantages and setbacks
What the winner did best—and what it overcame
Advantages
AssistsWinner edge
Utah Jazz had a 13 edge in assists.
NO 18UTAH 31
Three-point shootingWinner edge
Utah Jazz had a 6 percentage points edge in three-point shooting.
NO 31%UTAH 37%
Total reboundsWinner edge
Utah Jazz had a 5 edge in total rebounds.
NO 37UTAH 42
Setbacks
StealsOpponent edge
Utah Jazz trailed in steals by 11.
NO 15UTAH 4
Points off turnoversOpponent edge
Utah Jazz trailed in points off turnovers by 13.
NO 27UTAH 14
Free-throw shootingOpponent edge
Utah Jazz trailed in free-throw shooting by 9 percentage points.
NO 85%UTAH 76%
The numbers behind the win
Evidence
4 signals
Ball movement
The Jazz generated substantially more assisted offense in a game where New Orleans held several other statistical advantages.
NO18
UTAH31
Three-point shooting
Utah held the stronger efficiency from beyond the arc despite New Orleans shooting better overall.
NO31%
UTAH37%
Rebounding
The Jazz finished with the overall advantage on the glass, including five more offensive rebounds.
NO37
UTAH42
Offensive rebounding
Utah created additional possessions on the offensive glass in a game decided by a single point.
NO9
UTAH14
This game’s Winning DNA
How Utah Jazz got it done.
The winning formula behind this game.
Utah Jazz
Playmaking
41%
Rebounding
30%
3PT Shooting
29%
Editorial weights for this game — not fan-vote percentages or official NBA statistics.
Team Comparison
New Orleans Pelicans119 PTSVSDelta CenterUtah Jazz120 PTS
44-87
FG
41-84
8-26
3PT
13-35
23-27
FT
25-33
37
REB
42
18
AST
31
15
STL
4
5
BLK
5
15
TO
18
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