⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse 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 3-point lead to 15 in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:12 · LAL 40-46 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sasha Vujacic bad pass
Q4 0:20 · LAL 95-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 3:31 · LAL 15-30 SA
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Sasha Vujacic
Q4 0:20 · LAL 95-87 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 3:14 · LAL 85-81 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:45 · LAL 85-81 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
