⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 3:34 · UTAH 74-60 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 2:47 · UTAH 89-84 SA
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · UTAH 97-91 SA
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · UTAH 97-91 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Michael Finley stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 2:47 · UTAH 89-84 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:45 · UTAH 60-56 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 3:46 · UTAH 89-81 SA
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 1:27 · UTAH 91-89 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
