⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their thirteen
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 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:04 · SA 81-80 BOS
- Winner
Stephen Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:09 · SA 81-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 3:18 · SA 73-80 BOS
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Offensive Foul
Q4 0:43 · SA 78-80 BOS
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Foul
Q4 0:43 · SA 78-80 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 2:19 · SA 45-40 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce Technical Foul
Q3 3:38 · SA 59-58 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Stephen Jackson.
Q4 3:17 · SA 73-80 BOS
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:58 · SA 75-80 BOS
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
