⏱️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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:39 · SA 39-33 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:41 · SA 56-46 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:31 · SA 84-82 LAL
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Offensive Foul
Q4 0:46 · SA 85-85 LAL
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Foul
Q4 0:46 · SA 85-85 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:54 · SA 84-82 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 2:10 · SA 85-85 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Shaquille O'Neal Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 1:21 · SA 69-63 LAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:26 · SA 84-77 LAL
- Turnover
Robert Horry Bad Pass. Stolen by Tim Duncan.
Q4 1:32 · SA 85-85 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
