⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
- A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 2:39 · SA 52-41 UTAH
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25
Q3 3:09 · SA 83-58 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:33 · SA 34-32 UTAH
- Technical
Kevin Willis Technical Foul
Q3 5:05 · SA 61-52 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Calbert Cheaney Technical Foul
Q2 6:33 · SA 34-32 UTAH
- Technical
Calbert Cheaney Technical Foul
Q4 10:21 · SA 82-58 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 0 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
