⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+6Q125-21
+6Q232-26
+7Q331-23
-11Q419-26
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 46
Key battles
13Points off turnovers6
52%Three-point accuracy33%
12Threes made7
7Blocks12
🏀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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:15 · SA 17-13 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
