⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 52- Made six threes to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:52 · SA 11-5 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:20 · SA 27-18 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:00 · SA 38-26 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · SA 126-122 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 3:28 · SA 90-78 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:26 · SA 121-117 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Will Hardy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:36 · SA 86-69 UTAH
- Missed FT
Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · SA 121-116 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
