⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 9 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 6:30 · UTAH 47-38 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:15 · UTAH 81-85 SA
- Go-ahead
Donovan Mitchell hit a layup
Q4 0:59 · UTAH 98-97 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · UTAH 94-93 SA
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · UTAH 95-94 SA
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · UTAH 101-99 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:51 · UTAH 34-38 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 8:15 · UTAH 61-66 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 2:08 · UTAH 70-83 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson bad pass
Q4 2:56 · UTAH 92-91 SA
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · UTAH 96-97 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 0:22 · UTAH 100-99 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 5 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 24 | Blocks | 24 |
