⏱️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
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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, seven turnovers to their seventeen- A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 1:17 · UTAH 77-93 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:09 · UTAH 94-104 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q2 4:05 · UTAH 44-65 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 2:37 · UTAH 68-93 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bryn Forbes flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:01 · UTAH 89-104 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
