⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 33
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:51 · SA 10-5 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:28 · SA 18-13 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q4 7:11 · SA 74-89 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:15 · SA 10-13 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 3:51 · SA 18-24 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 1:57 · SA 79-98 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
