⏱️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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Ties it
Tim Duncan hit a layup, Tony Parker with the assist
Q4 0:31 · SA 101-101 LAC
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a 16-foot jumper, Danny Green with the assist
Q4 0:02 · SA 103-102 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 1:23 · SA 30-32 LAC
- Ties it
Jamal Crawford hit a 23-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 1:02 · SA 99-99 LAC
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a 4-foot jumper
Q4 0:35 · SA 99-101 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 3:41 · SA 95-92 LAC
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:31 · SA 99-96 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:07 · SA 101-102 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
