⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 35
- A 19-0 run took them from 9 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven
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 dragged them back level
Q2 3:33 · SA 38-38 BKN
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 9 down to 10 up
Q4 8:38 · SA 82-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Speedy Claxton Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 2:56 · SA 82-74 BKN
- Missed FT
David Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:12 · SA 82-74 BKN
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:56 · SA 84-77 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 9:32 · SA 43-55 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kerry Kittles Technical Foul
Q1 1:07 · SA 14-19 BKN
📊The numbers
| SA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
