⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:52 · LAL 49-49 SA
- Lead
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:57 · LAL 83-81 SA
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:20 · LAL 85-83 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · LAL 93-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 2:13 · LAL 15-28 SA
- Ties it
Antonio Daniels made 9 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tim Duncan.
Q4 2:38 · LAL 83-83 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
David Robinson Technical Foul
Q2 3:06 · LAL 32-41 SA
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels Offensive Foul
Q4 3:47 · LAL 79-79 SA
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels Foul
Q4 3:47 · LAL 79-79 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
