⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 17-9 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:11 · UTAH 64-69 SA
- Go-ahead
Rodney Hood hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 1:00 · UTAH 84-83 SA
- Ties it
Gordon Hayward hit a two point shot
Q4 0:27 · UTAH 86-86 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 4:11 · UTAH 76-78 SA
- Turnover
Joe Ingles offensive foul (Danny Green draws the foul)
Q4 2:09 · UTAH 80-80 SA
- Turnover
Joe Ingles turnover
Q4 2:09 · UTAH 80-80 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 4:03 · UTAH 18-20 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 3:09 · UTAH 53-69 SA
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker hit a three jumper
Q4 0:37 · UTAH 84-86 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
