⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of twenty from three- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:07 · SA 37-39 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:51 · SA 60-60 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:12 · SA 80-82 UTAH
- Turnover
Matt Bonner offensive foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)
Q4 0:43 · SA 83-88 UTAH
- Turnover
Matt Bonner turnover
Q4 0:43 · SA 83-88 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 0:58 · SA 19-28 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · SA 78-82 UTAH
- Missed FT
Ronnie Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · SA 83-88 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
