⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 24-4 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 10:02 · LAL 72-89 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:50 · LAL 16-23 SA
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(2nd technical foul)
Q3 9:51 · LAL 34-55 SA
- Technical
Darius Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:39 · LAL 44-62 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:15 · LAL 24-38 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
