⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-1Q125-23
-1Q228-30
+12Q326-14
+8Q427-18
▼ SA better than we expected
The third 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
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
53%Three-point accuracy29%
4Offensive rebounds9
10Threes made5
5Steals9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q4 8:52 · LAL 95-71 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Sasha Vujacic double technical foul
Q1 0:54 · LAL 22-19 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
