⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
-4Q122-26
+13Q228-15
-4Q318-19
+3Q423-21
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 20-11 off them
Key battles
20Free throws made4
20Points off turnovers11
12Turnovers18
3Threes made5
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
