⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 11:42 · SA 53-44 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 11:26 · SA 84-69 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 6:13 · SA 100-76 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
