⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their seventeen
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 stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 4:37 · SA 52-31 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:44 · SA 85-80 OKC
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:44 · SA 85-80 OKC
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 1:08 · SA 89-84 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:55 · SA 69-64 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen Lost Ball. Stolen by Emanuel Ginobili.
Q4 1:43 · SA 87-82 OKC
- Technical
Rashard Lewis Technical Foul
Q4 1:08 · SA 89-84 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Ollie Bad Pass. Stolen by Tim Duncan.
Q4 0:10 · SA 93-86 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
