⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to five- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:25 · LAL 30-30 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 4:46 · LAL 71-64 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 2:06 · LAL 81-67 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom 3 second
Q4 2:01 · LAL 100-93 SA
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 1:34 · LAL 100-95 SA
- Turnover
Kwame Brown bad pass
Q4 0:03 · LAL 106-99 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 1:34 · LAL 100-95 SA
- Steal
Brent Barry stole it from Kwame Brown
Q4 0:03 · LAL 106-99 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · LAL 100-95 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · LAL 100-95 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 0:16 · LAL 106-99 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
