⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 28-8 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell Technical Foul
Q2 9:51 · UTAH 28-25 SA
- Turnover
Jarron Collins Bad Pass
Q4 4:22 · UTAH 74-82 SA
- Flagrant
Jarron Collins Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 2:38 · UTAH 75-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bruce Bowen Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 8:45 · UTAH 4-3 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:35 · UTAH 74-81 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:38 · UTAH 75-88 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
