⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third 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 Raptors 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 4:13 · SA 22-12 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasho Nesterovic bad pass
Q4 0:28 · SA 93-85 TOR
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SA 96-88 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- Steal
Mike James stole it from Rasho Nesterovic
Q4 0:28 · SA 93-85 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
