⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 up in the second 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 up
Q2 5:13 · SA 47-43 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 8:27 · SA 94-73 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 2:40 · SA 16-29 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
