⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q4 8:04 · SA 65-87 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 1:54 · SA 81-97 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q2 2:54 · SA 34-58 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 6:16 · SA 10-22 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q1 4:09 · SA 13-34 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:54 · SA 34-58 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 26 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
