⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, one of twelve
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 9:15 · SA 11-6 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:43 · SA 53-58 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q2 9:38 · SA 33-39 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:26 · SA 79-83 LAC
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:13 · SA 82-85 LAC
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SA 87-91 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
