⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 56
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
- Go-ahead
Tim Duncan hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:28 · SA 109-108 LAL
- Ties it
Roger Mason hit a jumper, Matt Bonner with the assist
Q4 0:10 · SA 111-111 LAL
- Winner
Roger Mason hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:10 · SA 112-111 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:28 · SA 104-100 LAL
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:27 · SA 105-102 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:42 · SA 105-106 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:41 · SA 102-100 LAL
- Go-ahead
Pau Gasol hit a 15-foot jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 2:10 · SA 105-106 LAL
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:12 · SA 109-111 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza traveling
Q4 0:00 · SA 112-111 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
