⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 12
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 4 down to 5 up
Q2 6:58 · UTAH 41-36 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:47 · UTAH 94-94 SA
- Winner
Mo Williams hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 0:01 · UTAH 99-96 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:39 · UTAH 92-94 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 6:03 · UTAH 9-19 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 1:12 · UTAH 73-76 SA
- Lead
Danny Green hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 1:27 · UTAH 94-96 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker palming turnover
Q4 3:16 · UTAH 88-94 SA
- Turnover
Boris Diaw traveling
Q4 2:24 · UTAH 92-94 SA
- Turnover
Danny Green bad pass
Q4 1:50 · UTAH 92-94 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
