⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 32 free throws to their 43
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:19 · SA 12-4 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 4:56 · SA 30-11 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 5:24 · SA 99-78 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
