⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 11:10 · SA 15-5 UTAH
- Steal
Tim Duncan stole it from Al Jefferson
Q4 0:30 · SA 108-100 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:20 · SA 43-27 UTAH
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:30 · SA 96-92 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:35 · SA 79-77 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mo Williams FlagrantFoulType1 (Tony Parker draws the foul )
Q3 8:45 · SA 68-53 UTAH
- Turnover
Paul Millsap 3 second turnover
Q4 3:36 · SA 99-94 UTAH
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · SA 108-100 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
