⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 dragged them back level
Q3 9:21 · SA 56-56 LAC
- Lead
Tim Duncan hit a 7-foot two point shot, Tony Parker with the assist
Q4 1:23 · SA 82-80 LAC
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SA 83-82 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan 3 second
Q4 0:40 · SA 82-80 LAC
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SA 82-82 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:41 · SA 22-27 LAC
- Lead
Chris Kaman hit a hook shot, Elton Brand with the assist
Q4 2:58 · SA 78-80 LAC
- Ties it
Quinton Ross hit a 19-foot jumper, Elton Brand with the assist
Q4 0:17 · SA 82-82 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell bad pass
Q4 1:00 · SA 82-80 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
