⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 22- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 8:07 · LAL 19-8 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 3:31 · LAL 68-45 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 9:47 · LAL 85-63 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl Malone Technical Foul
Q1 3:10 · LAL 19-8 SA
- Technical
Devean George Technical Foul
Q2 7:41 · LAL 35-23 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:25 · LAL 75-63 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 4:03 · LAL 96-76 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 7:22 · LAL 51-40 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
