⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 21 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 44 from three
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:13 · SA 23-17 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:23 · SA 101-104 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:29 · SA 112-118 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:08 · SA 49-51 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 3:58 · SA 51-62 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:00 · SA 110-116 UTAH
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic bad pass turnover
Q4 3:11 · SA 112-116 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 17 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 34 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
