⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 4:20 · SA 31-15 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q1 0:57 · SA 42-19 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 4:26 · SA 90-63 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 3:04 · SA 55-44 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 4:28 · SA 109-94 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
