⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 11:12 · SA 81-72 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robert Horry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:53 · SA 91-85 UTAH
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili Bad Pass. Stolen by Andrei Kirilenko.
Q4 1:37 · SA 93-87 UTAH
- Turnover
Robert Horry Bad Pass. Stolen by Matt Harpring.
Q4 1:13 · SA 93-89 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 0:30 · SA 54-55 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasho Nesterovic.
Q4 4:09 · SA 88-83 UTAH
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Parker.
Q4 2:16 · SA 91-87 UTAH
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry.
Q4 0:39 · SA 93-91 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
