⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- Gave up second chances, seventeen 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 9:56 · LAC 62-49 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Doug Overton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:23 · LAC 49-42 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Olowokandi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · LAC 85-90 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Olowokandi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · LAC 85-90 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:59 · LAC 82-84 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:15 · LAC 85-89 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · LAC 85-90 SA
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
