⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:01 · SA 21-13 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:11 · SA 31-17 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Lost Ball. Stolen by Dale Davis.
Q4 2:02 · SA 81-77 POR
- Turnover
Malik Rose Bad Pass. Stolen by Dale Davis.
Q4 0:51 · SA 81-79 POR
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · SA 83-79 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Anderson Bad Pass
Q4 3:05 · SA 79-77 POR
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
