Sacramento Kings vs. Utah Jazz : Game 1 89.0 - 86.0

The 2002 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Sacramento Kings vs. Utah Jazz head-to-head, and both teams battled 4 times. Out of the 4 game series of the 1st Round of the 2002 NBA Playoffs, Sacramento Kings outdueled Utah Jazz , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Utah Jazz ’s 0 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Sacramento Kings had an offensive rating of 101.1, defensive rating of 96.6, 31.0 free-throw attempts, and 18.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.333 percent clip as a team. Utah Jazz had an offensive rating of 96.6, defensive rating of 101.1, 27.0 free-throw attempts, 9.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.111 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Sacramento Kings finished the game with a record of 88 , and Utah Jazz recorded Sacramento Kings possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz’s based on the advanced stats, Sacramento Kings had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.508 percent, Utah Jazz had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 15.7 vs 19.3 .

The most impactful players on each team in the Sacramento Kings vs. Utah Jazz matchup of the 2002 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Chris Webber and Karl Malone based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Chris Webber for the Sacramento Kings in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 17.0 and made 8.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 12.0 defensive rebounds, 7.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.217. While Karl Malone put up 19.0 and made 8.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 8.0 defensive rebounds, 4.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.203.