⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 29- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 29
- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 18-9 off them
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 4:13 · SA 24-22 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:22 · SA 49-49 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 9:03 · SA 108-104 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · SA 127-120 TOR
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · SA 129-122 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:00 · SA 31-38 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:16 · SA 125-120 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jose Calderon misses technical free throw
Q2 3:23 · SA 49-49 TOR
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:36 · SA 117-110 TOR
- Turnover
Chris Bosh traveling
Q4 0:26 · SA 127-120 TOR
📊The numbers
| SA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 65% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
