Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn UTA
UTA scored 23 pts off NOP's 15 turnovers (1.53 PPP allowed).
10 of 15 TOVs (67%) led to a make.
- 02highScoring chainsOn NOP
Hayes got 12 of his 14 pts via cuts (6 makes, 86% down 7 pp from season avg 92%).
1 from other actions (2 pts)
- 03medTurnover outcomesOn NOP
NOP scored 19 pts off UTA's 18 turnovers (1.06 PPP allowed).
9 of 18 TOVs (50%) led to a make.
- 04medScoring chainsOn UTA
Williamson got 8 of his 16 pts via drives (4 makes, 50%).
3 from cuts (6 pts) · 1 from putbacks (2 pts)
- 05medScoring chainsOn UTA
Bey got 8 of his 19 pts via post-ups (4 makes, 42%).
2 from catch-and-shoot (6 pts) · 2 from pull-up jumpers (5 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | NOP | 10/19 53% | 10/27 37% | 14/23 61% | 10/18 56% | 44/87 51% |
| UTA | 13/22 59% | 11/23 48% | 7/22 32% | 10/17 59% | 41/84 49% | |
| 3P | NOP | 2/8 25% | 3/9 33% | 1/5 20% | 2/4 50% | 8/26 31% |
| UTA | 2/8 25% | 4/11 36% | 5/12 42% | 2/4 50% | 13/35 37% | |
| FT | NOP | 6/6 100% | 1/2 50% | 9/12 75% | 7/7 100% | 23/27 85% |
| UTA | 3/4 75% | 5/7 71% | 5/9 56% | 12/13 92% | 25/33 76% | |
| REB | NOP | 7 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| UTA | 11 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 42 | |
| AST | NOP | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| UTA | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | |
| TOV | NOP | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| UTA | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | |
| Paint PTS | NOP | 14 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 64 |
| UTA | 22 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 54 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — UTA ahead above the line, NOP below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (6) and ties (5).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zion Williamson NOP · Starter | 33:01 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8/12 | 0/1 | +1 |
Saddiq Bey NOP | 22:08 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8/12 | 3/5 | +4 |
Dejounte Murray NOP · Starter | 30:13 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7/15 | 0/2 | 0 |
Derik Queen NOP | 29:00 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4/9 | 1/2 | +2 |
Jordan Poole NOP | 19:10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/8 | 1/5 | +6 |
Trey Murphy III NOP · Starter | 31:27 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4/9 | 1/4 | +1 |
Jeremiah Fears NOP · Starter | 23:44 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3/9 | 1/4 | -11 |
Karlo Matković NOP | 9:07 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | +4 |
Yves Missi NOP · Starter | 9:17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | -7 |
Bennedict Mathurin NOP | 15:06 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/5 | 0/1 | -3 |
Herbert Jones NOP | 17:47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | -2 |
Jaron Pierre Jr. NOP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
DeAndre Jordan NOP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Julian Reese NOP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Bryce McGowens NOP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
AJ Johnson NOP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Trendon Watford NOP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Malik Dia NOP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | NOP | UTA | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 64 | 54 | NOP +10 |
| Fast break | 12 | 7 | NOP +5 |
| Off turnovers | 14 | 27 | UTA +13 |
| 2nd chance | 14 | 18 | UTA +4 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | NOP | UTA |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 265 | 262 |
| Touches | 346 | 351 |
| Distance (mi) | 17.2 | 17.4 |
| Pull-up FG | 21/47 (45%) | 18/42 (43%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 23/40 (57%) | 22/41 (54%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5
Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.
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| NOP | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:42 | 6 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 1 | +1 | |
| 4:42 | 4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 4:42 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 4:42 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 4:06 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 0:36 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| UTA | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:42 | 5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | -1 | |
| 4:42 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | -1 | |
| 4:42 | 2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | -1 | |
| 4:38 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 0:04 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:42 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | -1 |
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:56PTSUTA111–116 · UTA +5Jackson Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Markkanen 3 AST)
- 2:38PTSNOP112–116 · UTA +4Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
- 2:38PTSNOP113–116 · UTA +3Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
- 2:30MISSUTA113–116 · UTA +3MISS George 17' Pullup Jump Shot
- 2:15PTSNOP114–116 · UTA +2Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
- 2:15PTSNOP115–116 · UTA +1Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
- 2:06PTSUTA115–117 · UTA +2Jackson Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
- 2:06PTSUTA115–118 · UTA +3Jackson Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
- 1:52MISSNOP115–118 · UTA +3MISS Bey 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:35TOVUTA115–118 · UTA +3George Lost Ball Turnover (P6.T18); Williamson STEAL (3 STL)
- 1:32PTSNOP117–118 · UTA +1Williamson 5' Running Dunk (23 PTS)
- 1:11MISSUTA117–118 · UTA +1MISS George 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:01PTSNOP119–118 · NOP +1Murray 2' Driving Reverse Layup (16 PTS)
- 0:50PTSUTA119–119 · TiedPeterson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 0:50PTSUTA119–120 · UTA +1Peterson Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
- 0:35TOVNOP119–120 · UTA +1Williamson Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T15)
- 0:14MISSUTA119–120 · UTA +1MISS Jackson Jr. 14' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
- 0:01MISSNOP119–120 · UTA +1MISS Murray 20' Pullup Jump Shot