⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 4:39 · LAL 22-19 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Lamar Odom flagrant foul type 1 (Tony Parker draws the foul)
Q4 4:50 · LAL 79-91 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 9:30 · LAL 49-64 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:50 · LAL 79-91 SA
- Turnover
Michael Finley turnover
Q4 0:02 · LAL 96-103 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
