⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 56
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 11:48 · UTAH 66-56 SA
- Steal
Josh Howard stole it from Gary Neal
Q4 1:24 · UTAH 100-102 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris bad pass
Q4 3:58 · UTAH 96-98 SA
- Turnover
Josh Howard bad pass
Q4 1:46 · UTAH 100-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 8:33 · UTAH 40-41 SA
- Steal
Richard Jefferson stole it from Josh Howard
Q4 1:46 · UTAH 100-102 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:07 · UTAH 96-98 SA
- Turnover
Gary Neal lost ball
Q4 1:24 · UTAH 100-102 SA
- Missed FT
Gary Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · UTAH 102-106 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
