Game 4 — Spurs 91, Jazz 79

The Game 3 beatdown only inspired the Spurs to play better defense and they did, coming out much more physical and going inside. For the game, the Spurs outscored Utah 30-14 at the free-throw line, a driving Manu Ginobili scoring 12 of his 22 points there. The decisive point came with Utah down 78-72 and the Jazz missing three straight shots while committing three straight fouls, good for a 10-point Spurs differential.

Deron Williams got little scoring help. Carlos Boozer had 18 points and nobody else more than nine, while the Spurs had five players in double figures.

Jazz fans showered the court with debris forcing ESPN to cancel on-court interviews as security personnel escorted the Spurs and the referees out of the arena. An ugly end to an ugly Jazz loss.

Game 5 — Spurs 109, Jazz 84

Still frustrated by their Game 4 performance, the Jazz looked disinterested early on in the decisive Game 5, came out flat, couldn't sustain a run until it was all but over, and the Spurs sent the Jazz packing with a 21-point thumping that wasn't really that close.

Afterward, both guard Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer called out their teammates, though they softened their comments the next day during locker clean-out in Salt Lake City.

Nevertheless, the Jazz were overmatched in their series with the Spurs and never really found the spark they needed to win on the road.