⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 10:49 · SA 8-2 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 8:25 · SA 18-4 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 0:00 · SA 65-49 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:02 · SA 35-34 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 5:13 · SA 106-90 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Darryn Peterson flagrant foul type 1
Q1 10:49 · SA 0-2 UTAH
- Flagrant
Brice Sensabaugh flagrant foul type 1
Q4 9:08 · SA 97-73 UTAH
📊The numbers
| SA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. WembanyamaF Double-double | 24 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 2-3 | +9 |
D. FoxG | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | +14 |
D. VassellG | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 | +26 |
S. CastleG | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +24 |
D. HarperG | 27 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 4-5 | +16 |
K. JohnsonF | 27 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 4-6 | -2 |
J. ChampagnieF | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-3 | +13 |
H. BarnesF | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 4-4 | +8 |
L. KornetC | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +17 |
C. BryantF | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -9 |
J. McLaughlinG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
T. Reed Jr.C | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Team | 119 | 53 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 42-91 | 11-32 | 24-30 |

Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. MarkkanenF | 31 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 8-16 | 4-7 | 2-2 | -23 |
J. HayesC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -5 |
K. GeorgeG | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -30 |
A. BaileyG | 24 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -26 |
D. PetersonG | 33 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | -4 |
J. OkogieG | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6-6 | +7 |
M. BambaC | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | -21 |
J. GreenG | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
B. SensabaughF | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | +3 |
S. MykhailiukG | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -15 |
I. CollierG | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +3 |
K. FilipowskiF | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +2 |
T. BradleyC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | +4 |
| Team | 97 | 53 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 34-96 | 12-34 | 17-22 |
Did not playK. Bufkin (coach's decision)












