⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
0Q124-22
+7Q228-20
+3Q324-19
-10Q427-33
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 54 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
42Free throws made14
8Blocks3
20Turnovers12
3Threes made6
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 42 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
