⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack bad pass
Q4 0:47 · GS 90-97 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q1 3:45 · GS 23-32 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 6:01 · GS 65-76 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 9:48 · GS 79-90 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 9:38 · GS 5-6 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · GS 88-93 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · GS 88-93 SA
📊The numbers
| GS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
