⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:13 · SA 14-6 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 0:27 · SA 73-58 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Brown missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 7:00 · SA 56-38 BKN
- Technical
Tony Massenburg Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 5:01 · SA 82-68 BKN
- Technical
Tony Massenburg Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q4 5:01 · SA 82-68 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:07 · SA 59-52 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 5:01 · SA 82-68 BKN
📊The numbers
| SA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
