⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three- A 14-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 6 in the third quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:31 · LAL 59-65 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 6:56 · LAL 85-81 SA
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:23 · LAL 87-85 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 3:39 · LAL 79-81 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 11:41 · LAL 43-59 SA
- Ties it
Tim Duncan hit a layup
Q4 0:41 · LAL 85-85 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 4:35 · LAL 77-81 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 2:57 · LAL 81-81 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 1:04 · LAL 85-83 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
