⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 22-8 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 7:16 · SA 44-29 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 1:29 · SA 82-87 LAL
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili Bad Pass. Stolen by Karl Malone.
Q4 0:33 · SA 84-87 LAL
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Q4 0:16 · SA 84-88 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:11 · SA 18-19 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Payton Offensive Foul
Q4 1:17 · SA 82-87 LAL
- Turnover
Gary Payton Foul
Q4 1:17 · SA 82-87 LAL
- Turnover
Gary Payton Foul
Q4 0:25 · SA 84-87 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
