⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 10:15 · SA 11-7 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 6:18 · SA 66-52 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tiago Splitter misses technical free throw
Q4 0:51 · SA 95-78 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:37 · SA 37-33 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Joel Przybilla flagrant foul type 1 (Tony Parker draws the foul)
Q3 3:31 · SA 63-52 POR
- Technical
Armon Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:51 · SA 95-78 POR
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
