⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+2Q122-19
-4Q217-19
+1Q320-18
+1Q421-20
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their nine- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen
- Went cold from three, one of ten
Key battles
10%Three-point accuracy57%
17Free throws made8
6Steals2
13Points off turnovers6
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
