⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 45 free throws to their 26
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:41 · LAL 15-13 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 1:52 · LAL 68-65 SA
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · LAL 96-95 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · LAL 95-95 SA
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · LAL 99-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:23 · LAL 19-26 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:40 · LAL 21-34 SA
- Go-ahead
Stephen Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tim Duncan.
Q4 1:31 · LAL 93-95 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Bad Pass. Stolen by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 1:00 · LAL 95-95 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 0:14 · LAL 98-95 SA
- Turnover
Danny Ferry Bad Pass. Stolen by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 0:03 · LAL 99-95 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
