⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:30 · UTAH 14-9 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarron Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · UTAH 66-74 SA
- Turnover
Milt Palacio bad pass
Q4 3:58 · UTAH 67-74 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 2:01 · UTAH 33-41 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 4:13 · UTAH 67-74 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
