⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:30 · LAL 11-6 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 9:04 · LAL 33-26 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 3:36 · LAL 102-88 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:26 · LAL 60-55 SA
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:50 · LAL 89-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 11:37 · LAL 24-26 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
DeJuan Blair technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:11 · LAL 26-26 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
