⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 2:53 · SA 33-19 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 4:48 · SA 76-60 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 1:00 · SA 89-64 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:56 · SA 39-35 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marcus Camby flagrant foul type 1 (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)
Q3 0:28 · SA 83-64 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
