⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q2 11:14 · SA 31-24 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · SA 81-74 UTAH
- Missed FT
Emanuel Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · SA 81-76 UTAH
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · SA 82-76 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:20 · SA 15-21 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Ruffin Technical Foul
Q4 5:05 · SA 74-62 UTAH
- Missed FT
Curtis Borchardt missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · SA 80-74 UTAH
- Turnover
Raja Bell Traveling
Q4 0:34 · SA 80-74 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 0 |
