⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
+10Q128-21
-17Q217-30
-9Q321-29
+6Q426-18
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their no
Key battles
10Offensive rebounds0
25%Three-point accuracy56%
2Blocks7
4Threes made10
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
