⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 18 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 eight threes to their two- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 9:18 · SA 16-4 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 6:33 · SA 51-32 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 2:19 · SA 65-37 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fabricio Oberto misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 8:26 · SA 71-43 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q3 6:13 · SA 74-54 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mehmet Okur flagrant foul type 1 (Fabricio Oberto draws the foul)
Q3 8:26 · SA 71-43 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
