⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34
- A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q1 5:13 · SA 28-8 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q3 5:05 · SA 84-53 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 42
Q4 1:23 · SA 129-87 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Troy Murphy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:16 · SA 15-8 GS
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:48 · SA 63-46 GS
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 37 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
