⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 23 rebounds to 13
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 9:03 · LAC 52-50 SA
- Steal
Brevin Knight stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 2:31 · LAC 78-84 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:18 · LAC 74-78 SA
- Turnover
Al Thornton lost ball
Q4 0:50 · LAC 80-85 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:22 · LAC 42-46 SA
- Steal
Michael Finley stole it from Al Thornton
Q4 0:50 · LAC 80-85 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 2:31 · LAC 78-84 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · LAC 80-84 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · LAC 80-85 SA
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
