⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 16
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 1:47 · UTAH 32-15 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q4 6:14 · UTAH 116-95 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 11:37 · UTAH 93-82 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 36 | Assists | 34 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
