⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 27 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 44
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 7:28 · SA 75-74 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:31 · SA 94-94 LAC
- Steal
Daniel Green stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 2:49 · SA 105-111 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Green bad pass
Q4 2:29 · SA 105-111 LAC
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · SA 105-113 LAC
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:36 · SA 105-113 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 10:22 · SA 39-47 LAC
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Daniel Green
Q4 2:29 · SA 105-111 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 3:27 · SA 105-118 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:00 · SA 45-57 LAC
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:09 · SA 84-91 LAC
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 2:49 · SA 105-111 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
