⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+4Q124-15
+2Q226-20
-1Q322-24
+5Q425-20
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 26-7 off them- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 30
Key battles
26Points off turnovers7
14Steals6
24Assists12
20Fast break points10
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
