⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six
A 16-0 run dragged them back level in the second 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:28 · SA 48-48 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:19 · SA 57-54 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses technical free throw
Q2 8:52 · SA 31-47 UTAH
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 1:37 · SA 91-98 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:40 · SA 4-8 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 4:43 · SA 63-70 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 3:21 · SA 91-106 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 2:21 · SA 91-98 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
