⏱️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
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 20-8 off them- Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 13
- A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q1 9:44 · SA 20-9 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 0:32 · SA 60-47 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 0:33 · SA 89-74 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:11 · SA 46-43 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
