⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:26 · LAL 36-32 SA
- Winner
Derek Fisher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · LAL 96-95 SA
- Ties it
Derek Fisher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · LAL 95-95 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass
Q4 2:54 · LAL 89-92 SA
- Turnover
Robert Horry Offensive Foul
Q4 0:56 · LAL 94-95 SA
- Turnover
Robert Horry Foul
Q4 0:56 · LAL 94-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:00 · LAL 2-9 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Smith missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:13 · LAL 53-62 SA
- Technical
Bruce Bowen Technical Foul
Q4 6:18 · LAL 84-88 SA
- Turnover
Bruce Bowen Lost Ball
Q4 1:57 · LAL 92-95 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
