⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eleven- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:00 · UTAH 19-10 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 2:46 · UTAH 29-14 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 4:41 · UTAH 75-82 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:00 · UTAH 29-23 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:52 · UTAH 69-72 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:28 · UTAH 40-37 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:37 · UTAH 75-82 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
