⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their one- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 31-15 off them
- A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 7:37 · LAC 73-89 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:52 · LAC 10-28 SA
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:44 · LAC 27-43 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up
Q1 10:45 · LAC 4-18 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 2:48 · LAC 27-49 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q3 10:22 · LAC 30-60 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q2 10:52 · LAC 10-28 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q2 2:44 · LAC 27-43 SA
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 11 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
