⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 23 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- A 24-0 run took them from 12 down to 12 up in the third quarter
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q1 6:43 · LAC 27-9 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 2:03 · LAC 50-43 SA
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run took them from 12 down to 12 up
Q3 9:29 · LAC 57-69 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
