Review: Jazz Vs Spurs - Game 3

Down by 2 games to none, Utah had their mind set to win game 3 in home. Both teams were playing exceptional basketball till the end of the half. Spurs were showing no sign of having home court disadvantage and Utah weren’t ready to lose in their own city. Spurs played majority of 1st half without Duncan due to 3 early fouls that he committed and it was one of the key reasons that Jazz were down by only single digit at the end of the half. At the end of the 1st half the score was 47-43 Spurs leading just by 4. Though trailing it was a good thing for Jazz ‘coz in both the previous games they were down 18 and 17 points respectively at the end of the 1st half.

The hustle plays for the Jazz continued even after the half and they equalized the score to 55 a piece at 10:49 remaining in the 3rd quarter. At 7:54 remaining, Boozer gave Jazz the first ever 2nd half led to Jazz in the whole series: score was 55-57 Jazz up by 2. For Utah Williams was playing as if he was the best player in the floor and Boozer was also unstoppable. At 2:16 still remaining in 3rd quarter Boozer again gave Jazz their largest lead of the entire series 63-71. The crowd was getting wild and they headed for the last quarter with an 8pt lead. In 4th quarter also jazz were playing with the same kind of energy and heat. Spurs on the other hand were making difficult shots and sloppy defense and with Duncan picking up the 5th foul early in the 4th quarter forced them to go small. Jazz were dominating the game. Deron Williams was putting on show in both ends of the floor and was punishing the Spurs. By the end of the last quarter Jazz had established a comfortable lead and eventually won the game, the final score was 109-83.

Thought Jazz had blown out the Spurs, they can’t be too cocky. Spurs are the best team in the western conference and Coach Greg Popovich surely will make adjustments in the team and they will be ready for the next game.