⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:06 · SA 32-33 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 1:01 · SA 56-46 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:31 · SA 85-78 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 8:33 · SA 5-16 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brian Shaw Offensive Foul
Q4 4:43 · SA 85-78 LAL
- Turnover
Brian Shaw Foul
Q4 4:43 · SA 85-78 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
