⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 1:47 · SA 63-47 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 7:35 · SA 75-49 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 35
Q3 1:25 · SA 89-54 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
