⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 32 free throws to their 22- Made two threes 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:25 · LAL 8-2 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl Malone Lost Ball. Stolen by Manu Ginobili.
Q4 4:24 · LAL 92-84 SA
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:04 · LAL 97-90 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 6:03 · LAL 13-20 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasho Nesterovic Technical Foul
Q3 2:36 · LAL 64-64 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Derek Fisher.
Q4 4:41 · LAL 92-84 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 0:26 · LAL 97-90 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
