⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
- A 13-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 37 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Baron Davis flagrant foul type 1 (Tony Parker draws the foul)
Q3 10:52 · GS 56-75 SA
- Technical
Al Harrington technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:13 · GS 61-77 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:48 · GS 19-28 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 7:13 · GS 61-87 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 37
Q3 4:43 · GS 63-100 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brent Barry misses technical free throw
Q2 5:16 · GS 44-58 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 10:52 · GS 56-75 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q3 7:13 · GS 61-77 SA
📊The numbers
| GS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 19 | Assists | 33 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
