⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-12 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:18 · SA 22-14 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q4 11:22 · SA 78-59 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Francisco Elson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:33 · SA 11-6 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses technical free throw
Q1 5:33 · SA 11-6 ORL
📊The numbers
| SA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 1 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
