⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 9:26 · SA 75-52 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q4 10:48 · SA 100-71 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q4 6:07 · SA 116-81 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 0:40 · SA 65-52 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 5:13 · SA 79-62 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 16 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
