⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up in the second quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:03 · UTAH 78-86 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
C.J. Miles lost ball
Q4 2:36 · UTAH 97-105 SA
- Technical
Double technical foul - Raja Bell and Manu Ginobili
Q4 0:56 · UTAH 101-107 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q2 11:11 · UTAH 29-46 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 4:28 · UTAH 67-86 SA
- Steal
Manu Ginobili stole it from C.J. Miles
Q4 2:36 · UTAH 97-105 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive goaltending
Q4 1:29 · UTAH 99-107 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · UTAH 105-109 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
