⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 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
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors 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
- Steal
Robert Horry stole it from Troy Murphy
Q4 2:49 · SA 92-85 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 7:05 · SA 57-56 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 8:04 · SA 57-61 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Richardson bad pass
Q4 3:19 · SA 92-85 GS
- Turnover
Troy Murphy lost ball
Q4 2:49 · SA 92-85 GS
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
