⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Pau Gasol stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 2:31 · LAL 82-85 SA
- Lead
Pau Gasol hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · LAL 88-87 SA
- Ties it
Pau Gasol hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · LAL 87-87 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · LAL 82-85 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 0:44 · LAL 42-47 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 2:31 · LAL 82-85 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
