⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 25 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 thirteen, and were outscored 22-11 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:19 · UTAH 8-2 SA
- Ties it
Donovan Mitchell hit a driving layup
Q4 2:06 · UTAH 119-119 SA
- Go-ahead
Donovan Mitchell hit a two point shot
Q4 0:33 · UTAH 126-125 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:46 · UTAH 91-90 SA
- Go-ahead
Derrick White hit a step back jumper, Lonnie Walker IV with the assist
Q4 0:43 · UTAH 124-125 SA
- Winner
Lonnie Walker IV hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 0:14 · UTAH 126-127 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · UTAH 126-128 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
