⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
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 1 down to 8 up
Q2 6:24 · SA 50-42 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:36 · SA 65-53 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 4:11 · SA 83-64 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:52 · SA 90-82 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
