⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run from level to 19 points up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 22
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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run from level to 19 points up
Q3 2:00 · SA 92-73 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:52 · SA 9-12 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
C.J. Watson misses technical free throw
Q2 10:02 · SA 35-36 GS
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:15 · SA 79-73 GS
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
