⏱️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. 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, 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 no- They went cold, no of thirteen from three
- A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 57
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:01 · UTAH 19-15 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:46 · UTAH 68-81 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:43 · UTAH 79-83 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap lost ball
Q4 0:21 · UTAH 79-83 SA
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · UTAH 79-85 SA
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · UTAH 79-85 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 1:54 · UTAH 19-24 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 9:26 · UTAH 22-36 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q3 2:57 · UTAH 58-76 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili post lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · UTAH 75-83 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 0 | Threes made | 10 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
