⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 66 rebounds to 47- Went cold from three, three of fourteen
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 11:45 · SA 29-24 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 11:29 · SA 85-81 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emanuel Ginobili Lost Ball. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 2:31 · SA 97-100 LAL
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 1:14 · SA 99-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Emanuel Ginobili missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 2:01 · SA 105-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 1:21 · SA 77-81 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 2:45 · SA 97-99 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 4:35 · SA 97-101 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:09 · SA 97-101 LAL
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Bad Pass
2OT 3:33 · SA 109-116 LAL
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Lane Violation
2OT 1:14 · SA 113-119 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 77 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
