⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Went cold from three, two 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:04 · SA 28-19 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 3:30 · SA 41-27 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 0:53 · SA 66-60 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Bowen Double Technical Foul. Vince Carter gains possession.
Q4 1:21 · SA 71-68 TOR
- Missed FT
Robert Horry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:59 · SA 72-68 TOR
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · SA 73-70 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:13 · SA 57-60 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alvin Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Ron Mercer.
Q4 3:44 · SA 68-66 TOR
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Offensive Foul
Q4 3:06 · SA 68-66 TOR
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Foul
Q4 3:06 · SA 68-66 TOR
📊The numbers
| SA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
