⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:39 · LAL 18-14 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:11 · LAL 46-56 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Derek Fisher Technical Foul
Q1 8:15 · LAL 7-9 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:30 · LAL 2-8 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 1:39 · LAL 21-29 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q2 3:10 · LAL 35-56 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
