⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 22- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 10:12 · SA 78-71 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:28 · SA 83-81 CHI
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:34 · SA 87-83 CHI
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · SA 87-83 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 1:15 · SA 68-71 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dalibor Bagaric Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 2:29 · SA 11-15 CHI
- Turnover
Charles Oakley Bad Pass. Stolen by Tim Duncan.
Q4 0:46 · SA 86-81 CHI
- Turnover
Fred Hoiberg Bad Pass. Stolen by Antonio Daniels.
Q4 0:05 · SA 90-86 CHI
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
