⏱️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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
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
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a layup, Tony Parker with the assist
Q4 1:07 · SA 93-92 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeJuan Blair technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:32 · SA 10-6 ORL
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 4:22 · SA 88-87 ORL
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 0:15 · SA 98-94 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 1:53 · SA 72-76 ORL
- Steal
Quentin Richardson stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 0:15 · SA 98-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 5:37 · SA 15-15 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson turnover
Q4 0:49 · SA 93-92 ORL
📊The numbers
| SA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
