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Fri Dec 31, 2004 · 7:00 PM
Sacramento KingsKings
98
away
Chemistry Tense
Utah JazzJazz
115
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Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Sacramento KingsKings 22 22 24 30 98
Utah JazzJazz 28 22 34 31 115

After Action Report

The Jazz took care of the Kings 115-98. The tempo dragged the Kings into a rhythm they couldn't survive. The Jazz pushed the pace until the other side broke; second-chance points piled up for the Kings. The Jazz locker room is humming, and it showed. The Kings rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Style points be damned.

What tipped it

  • Jazz · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Kings · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.