⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their twelve- Owned the paint, 34 points inside to 18
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 stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 1:39 · SA 100-78 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses technical free throw
Q1 2:53 · SA 16-14 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:42 · SA 20-18 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:15 · SA 29-29 TOR
📊The numbers
| SA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
