⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 21-11 off them
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 7:58 · LAL 19-4 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 11:52 · LAL 89-67 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q1 0:58 · LAL 29-21 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 9:34 · LAL 93-78 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Bowen Technical Foul
Q1 7:01 · LAL 11-4 SA
- Technical
Stephen Jackson Technical Foul
Q4 11:25 · LAL 85-67 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
