โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ TOR better than we expected
โผ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 1:54 ยท TOR 35-19 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli bad pass
Q4 2:46 ยท TOR 81-75 SA

Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:35 ยท TOR 35-27 SA
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Marco Belinelli
Q4 2:46 ยท TOR 81-75 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 ยท TOR 85-80 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 ยท TOR 85-80 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 ยท TOR 87-83 SA
๐The numbers
| TOR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |








