⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their five, and were outscored 15-2 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 2:24 · SA 72-65 BKN
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Devin Harris
Q4 1:42 · SA 87-86 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili turnover
Q4 2:31 · SA 87-84 BKN
- Turnover
Tony Parker turnover
Q4 1:53 · SA 87-86 BKN
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili turnover
Q4 0:00 · SA 94-91 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 10:52 · SA 29-37 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris lost ball
Q4 1:42 · SA 87-86 BKN
📊The numbers
| SA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
