⏱️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 second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their no- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 8:18 · SA 36-29 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 8:52 · SA 61-47 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Tony Parker Technical Foul
Q3 5:16 · SA 61-47 GS
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:19 · SA 63-51 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:26 · SA 40-43 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 5:07 · SA 61-48 GS
- Technical
Gilbert Arenas Technical Foul
Q3 3:19 · SA 63-51 GS
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 0 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
