⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower 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, 15 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, eleven turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 35-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 53
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:41 · UTAH 9-0 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 2:14 · UTAH 30-19 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 9:38 · UTAH 9-13 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 8:20 · UTAH 55-63 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 5:42 · UTAH 61-71 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 17 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
