⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 52 points in the paint to 70
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 9:49 · SA 62-50 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 7:09 · SA 72-54 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · SA 103-97 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:03 · SA 18-18 UTAH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:31 · SA 107-105 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
