⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
Made twelve threes to their six- Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven
- A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:49 · SA 8-0 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:18 · SA 18-6 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32
Q4 10:11 · SA 103-71 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 9:56 · SA 37-28 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
