⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the first 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 6 down to 4 up
Q2 6:50 · SA 40-36 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 2:56 · SA 76-63 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 8:41 · SA 88-67 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:34 · SA 43-42 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q1 1:07 · SA 29-34 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
