⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:45 · SA 10-2 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:20 · SA 20-10 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 7:39 · SA 68-53 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:28 · SA 52-48 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
