⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 3:14 · SA 46-37 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 3:14 · SA 99-84 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Fabricio Oberto double technical foul
Q3 5:54 · SA 64-55 POR
- Turnover
Fabricio Oberto bad pass
Q4 4:15 · SA 87-80 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 11:17 · SA 29-30 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Joel Przybilla technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:54 · SA 64-55 POR
- Turnover
Sergio Rodriguez turnover
Q4 4:28 · SA 87-80 POR
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
