⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of sixteen from three- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 47
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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:54 · LAC 31-27 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:11 · LAC 83-83 SA
- Ties it
Cuttino Mobley hit a 27-foot three jumper, Baron Davis with the assist
Q4 1:04 · LAC 83-83 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Chris Kaman flagrant foul type 1 (George Hill draws the foul)
Q2 0:01 · LAC 38-41 SA
- Turnover
Ricky Davis turnover
Q4 3:09 · LAC 76-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 0:30 · LAC 23-27 SA
- Winner
Roger Mason hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 0:08 · LAC 83-86 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:46 · LAC 76-83 SA
- Turnover
Michael Finley bad pass
Q4 2:47 · LAC 76-83 SA
- Turnover
Michael Finley bad pass
Q4 0:49 · LAC 83-83 SA
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 8 |
