⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth 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 Warriors 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 6:35 · SA 91-88 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:47 · SA 54-59 GS
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 3:15 · SA 91-90 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 3:15 · SA 18-26 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · SA 93-90 GS
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · SA 93-90 GS
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 0:59 · SA 95-93 GS
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
