⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 27- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q1 5:28 · SA 22-12 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:22 · SA 49-39 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 7:11 · SA 60-43 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Fisher.
Q4 2:54 · SA 84-77 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:18 · SA 2-8 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Bruce Bowen.
Q4 2:14 · SA 86-79 LAL
- Turnover
Devean George Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Parker.
Q4 1:43 · SA 86-79 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Emanuel Ginobili.
Q4 0:34 · SA 92-85 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
