⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:07 · UTAH 35-36 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
Q4 2:00 · UTAH 78-71 SA
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · UTAH 82-75 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:22 · UTAH 5-10 SA
- Steal
Brent Barry stole it from Carlos Boozer
Q4 2:00 · UTAH 78-71 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brent Barry misses technical free throw
Q3 4:43 · UTAH 54-51 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
