⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 41 free throws to their 26- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:05 · LAL 73-68 SA
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:16 · LAL 81-73 SA
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · LAL 84-76 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:33 · LAL 23-29 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Karl Malone.
Q4 2:51 · LAL 77-70 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
