⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 9:03 · SA 14-6 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:13 · SA 25-10 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roger Mason misses technical free throw
Q1 2:29 · SA 28-14 OKC
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · SA 106-102 OKC
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · SA 106-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q2 3:33 · SA 58-42 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:48 · SA 85-77 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Earl Watson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:29 · SA 28-14 OKC
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:54 · SA 95-88 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
