⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 2
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:26 · SA 23-15 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 6:26 · SA 42-30 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Finley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:39 · SA 34-28 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Joel Przybilla technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 3:12 · SA 42-32 POR
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
