⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q3 8:41 · SA 66-59 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 5:18 · SA 76-61 OKC
- Winner
Tony Parker made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tim Duncan.
Q4 0:07 · SA 90-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Lost Ball
Q4 3:31 · SA 87-82 OKC
- Missed FT
David Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:51 · SA 87-84 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:58 · SA 32-43 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:50 · SA 76-71 OKC
- Ties it
Jerome James made 9 ft Jumper.
Q4 1:53 · SA 88-88 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
