⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
- A 16-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 31 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 1:35 · SA 26-17 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 10:26 · SA 40-23 UTAH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 31
Q3 0:35 · SA 97-66 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:09 · SA 9-12 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:34 · SA 55-43 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Mehmet Okur technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:42 · SA 88-66 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
