⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+12Q134-21
-2Q220-23
+11Q332-20
+17Q425-8
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
39%Three-point accuracy8%
7Threes made1
24Assists12
22Offensive rebounds11
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 76 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
