โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ SA better than we expected
โผ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 17
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17 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.

Spurs
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17
Q1 7:07 ยท SA 29-12 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 11:18 ยท SA 70-52 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 7:58 ยท SA 79-57 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q4 4:39 ยท SA 113-90 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| SA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |








