⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 21 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, five of eight from three
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih Offensive Foul. Udrih's 2nd Personal Foul, San Antonio's 4th Team Foul.
Q4 3:47 · SA 89-86 ORL
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Bad Pass
Q4 1:30 · SA 92-88 ORL
- Turnover
Emanuel Ginobili Traveling
Q4 0:36 · SA 94-89 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 7:01 · SA 13-14 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:51 · SA 58-56 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 7:28 · SA 62-70 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard Offensive Foul. Howard's 7th Personal Foul, Orlando's 7th Team Foul.
Q4 4:09 · SA 87-86 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard Foul
Q4 4:09 · SA 87-86 ORL
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Lost Ball. Stolen by Devin Brown.
Q4 3:27 · SA 89-88 ORL
📊The numbers
| SA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
