⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 35- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their thirteen
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:03 · TOR 23-20 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 2:19 · TOR 52-48 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 0:14 · TOR 75-67 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alvin Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by David Robinson
Q4 3:59 · TOR 60-59 SA
- Turnover
Jermaine Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Terry Porter
OT 0:57 · TOR 73-67 SA
- Turnover
Alvin Williams Lost Ball
OT 0:29 · TOR 75-70 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 9:15 · TOR 8-16 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:19 · TOR 27-33 SA
- Lead
Tim Duncan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · TOR 65-66 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charles Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Eric Montross
OT 4:12 · TOR 69-67 SA
- Missed FT
David Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:17 · TOR 77-74 SA
- Turnover
David Robinson Lost Ball. Stolen by Alvin Williams
OT 0:14 · TOR 77-74 SA
📊The numbers
| TOR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 24% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 75 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 14 | Blocks | 6 |
