⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 33-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up 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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:09 · UTAH 21-13 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:18 · UTAH 54-50 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 8:53 · UTAH 82-79 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 0:40 · UTAH 35-37 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 1:38 · UTAH 66-71 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 8:02 · UTAH 100-113 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Castle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:14 · UTAH 109-116 SA
- Missed FT
Stephon Castle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:14 · UTAH 109-116 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
