⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BOS 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 Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22- Made six threes to their twelve
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 0:42 · SA 84-79 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 0:47 · SA 29-23 BOS
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:56 · SA 94-87 BOS
- Turnover
Malik Rose Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 3:12 · SA 99-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:24 · SA 13-16 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 0:32 · SA 29-33 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:27 · SA 99-97 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Anderson Technical Foul
Q1 1:46 · SA 27-19 BOS
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q1 0:47 · SA 29-23 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Antonio Daniels.
Q4 1:50 · SA 102-97 BOS
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
