⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 1:07 · SA 33-31 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 5:22 · SA 49-41 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q4 11:27 · SA 79-67 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:11 · SA 52-57 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 18 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
