⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 24-12 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 10
- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points 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 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:49 · UTAH 29-26 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:38 · UTAH 47-52 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Love technical foul
Q3 0:56 · UTAH 89-94 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q2 11:26 · UTAH 31-46 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 8:58 · UTAH 99-109 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 3:00 · UTAH 109-126 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Stephon Castle flagrant foul type 1
Q3 8:09 · UTAH 68-76 SA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
