⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 24-8 off them- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 2
- Made six threes 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.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bynum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:31 · LAL 63-59 SA
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · LAL 102-95 SA
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · LAL 102-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 2:21 · LAL 69-72 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses technical free throw
Q3 4:31 · LAL 63-59 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
