⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:45 · LAL 52-54 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 6:03 · LAL 78-84 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl Malone Technical Foul
Q4 6:18 · LAL 70-81 SA
- Turnover
Gary Payton Lost Ball. Stolen by Manu Ginobili.
Q4 0:11 · LAL 89-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:07 · LAL 14-19 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 1:45 · LAL 42-53 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 1:27 · LAL 66-79 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Bad Pass
Q4 1:35 · LAL 87-93 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · LAL 89-95 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · LAL 89-95 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
