⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eighteen- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 9:00 · GS 41-35 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:57 · GS 58-48 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 11:42 · GS 87-75 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis turnover
OT 4:16 · GS 95-97 SA
- Missed FT
Andris Biedrins misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 2:32 · GS 97-100 SA
- Turnover
C.J. Watson bad pass
OT 1:59 · GS 97-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:08 · GS 89-89 SA
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a 7-foot running jumper
OT 4:43 · GS 95-97 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 0:49 · GS 95-100 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 1:54 · GS 91-89 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:24 · GS 95-100 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:19 · GS 103-108 SA
📊The numbers
| GS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
