⏱️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
▼ NY better than we expected
The first 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 Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 2:00 · SA 34-21 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 4:01 · SA 55-40 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 4:16 · SA 99-84 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Bowen double technical foul
Q1 3:11 · SA 25-14 NY
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:16 · SA 91-84 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 3:33 · SA 25-21 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 6:09 · SA 88-79 NY
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
