⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-3Q129-35
-7Q222-30
+11Q333-21
-10Q423-32
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of seventeen from three- Lived at the line, 54 free throws to their 36
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
12%Three-point accuracy58%
19Offensive rebounds4
2Threes made7
23Free throws made39
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 39 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
