⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 0:00 · LAL 35-34 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:52 · LAL 86-78 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:23 · LAL 0-9 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
