⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of fifteen from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:48 · LAL 83-90 SA
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Bruce Bowen.
Q4 1:24 · LAL 85-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 10:22 · LAL 45-54 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Lost Ball. Stolen by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 1:39 · LAL 85-92 SA
- Missed FT
Emanuel Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · LAL 90-97 SA
- Missed FT
Emanuel Ginobili missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · LAL 90-97 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
