⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:37 · LAC 15-15 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:31 · LAC 49-67 SA
- Technical
Ryan Hollins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:20 · LAC 81-113 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:06 · LAC 4-10 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 4:58 · LAC 17-29 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q2 2:46 · LAC 49-73 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
