⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-1Q122-23
+6Q222-13
-9Q317-24
+5Q430-24
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
36%Three-point accuracy17%
4Threes made1
14Steals7
27Free throws made15
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
