⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:08 · SA 63-65 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 4:43 · SA 71-68 LAL
- Go-ahead
Tim Duncan made 17 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · SA 73-72 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:24 · SA 67-68 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 9:45 · SA 39-52 LAL
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:11 · SA 71-72 LAL
- Winner
Derek Fisher made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Q4 0:00 · SA 73-74 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Manu Ginobili.
Q4 2:17 · SA 69-68 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
