⏱️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
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the first quarter- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 24-8 off them
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
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a layup
Q4 2:27 · LAC 96-96 SA
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:27 · LAC 97-96 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · LAC 92-89 SA
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:33 · LAC 92-89 SA
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:11 · LAC 99-100 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 7:56 · LAC 9-18 SA
- Lead
Tim Duncan hit a 5-foot hook shot
Q4 2:51 · LAC 94-96 SA
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a layup, Tim Duncan with the assist
Q4 2:13 · LAC 97-98 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Green offensive foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)
Q4 1:12 · LAC 97-100 SA
- Turnover
Daniel Green turnover
Q4 1:12 · LAC 97-100 SA
- Missed FT
Daniel Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · LAC 99-101 SA
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
