⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 26
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 33
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 9:51 · SA 11-5 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:31 · SA 42-39 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses technical free throw
Q3 1:32 · SA 91-70 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
