⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 2:26 · SA 30-18 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 3:08 · SA 54-36 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 9:11 · SA 97-83 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:32 · SA 4-9 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
