⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 20-10 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 6:20 · SA 24-10 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasho Nesterovic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:33 · SA 86-80 LAL
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Traveling
Q4 4:13 · SA 86-80 LAL
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 2:59 · SA 88-80 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:26 · SA 61-51 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:59 · SA 73-68 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:11 · SA 88-80 LAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:17 · SA 90-83 LAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:17 · SA 90-83 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
