⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 27- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 24-9 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Rasheed Wallace made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:00 · POR 100-100 SA
- Ties it
Scottie Pippen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · POR 102-102 SA
- Lead
Scottie Pippen made 20 ft Jumper.
OT 1:39 · POR 111-109 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Ruben Patterson Double Technical Foul. Stephen Jackson gains possession.
Q2 0:28 · POR 43-49 SA
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul
Q2 0:25 · POR 43-49 SA
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul
Q2 0:25 · POR 43-49 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 7:31 · POR 13-17 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 3:10 · POR 43-51 SA
- Winner
Emanuel Ginobili made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Parker.
OT 0:42 · POR 111-112 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:43 · POR 94-95 SA
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Derek Anderson.
Q4 0:37 · POR 100-100 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 2:43 · POR 106-109 SA
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
