โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ SA better than we expected
โผ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to three
Key battles
๐Good 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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:34 ยท SA 11-2 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 6:31 ยท SA 55-42 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:38 ยท SA 80-73 OKC
- Turnover
Rasho Nesterovic 3 second
Q4 1:20 ยท SA 83-77 OKC
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:26 ยท SA 86-79 OKC

Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:35 ยท SA 28-31 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:04 ยท SA 67-62 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Lost Ball. Stolen by Tony Parker.
Q4 3:10 ยท SA 78-73 OKC
๐The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |







