⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of thirteen from three- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up 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.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Craig Smith flagrant foul type 2 (George Hill draws the foul)
Q2 10:40 · LAC 26-29 SA
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses technical free throw
Q4 6:43 · LAC 71-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 1:30 · LAC 26-34 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 10:40 · LAC 26-30 SA
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
