⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q2 7:24 · UTAH 32-47 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 3:13 · UTAH 60-68 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrei Kirilenko technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:41 · UTAH 38-57 SA
- Technical
Mehmet Okur technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:05 · UTAH 46-60 SA
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko bad pass
Q4 3:38 · UTAH 78-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 1:54 · UTAH 19-34 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 10:27 · UTAH 23-47 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Robert Horry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:48 · UTAH 46-63 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili lost ball
Q4 3:45 · UTAH 78-86 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · UTAH 82-87 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
