⏱️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
0Q128-30
+1Q222-22
-4Q318-23
-5Q422-27
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28
Key battles
9Fast break points22
6Steals2
28Points in the paint50
17Offensive rebounds9
🏀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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:17 · UTAH 76-81 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
