⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 25-17 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:12 · UTAH 75-75 SA
- Winner
Devin Harris hit a 24-foot three jumper, Al Jefferson with the assist
Q4 2:47 · UTAH 83-80 SA
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from Gary Neal
Q4 0:30 · UTAH 88-82 SA
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Derrick Favors defensive goaltending
Q4 3:38 · UTAH 78-80 SA
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · UTAH 83-80 SA
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · UTAH 91-84 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 6:16 · UTAH 55-59 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:45 · UTAH 64-71 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Neal bad pass
Q4 0:30 · UTAH 88-82 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
