⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 8:03 · SA 59-51 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 2:34 · SA 95-86 CHI
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 1:45 · SA 97-91 CHI
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · SA 100-94 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 6:18 · SA 28-45 CHI
- Steal
C.J. Watson stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 2:34 · SA 95-86 CHI
- Steal
C.J. Watson stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 1:45 · SA 97-91 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
