⏱️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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 18-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 7:58 · SA 33-30 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Willis Technical Foul
Q4 7:03 · SA 95-71 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl Malone missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 9:37 · SA 55-48 UTAH
- Technical
Calbert Cheaney Technical Foul
Q3 9:37 · SA 55-48 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
