⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:34 · LAL 66-65 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Hill traveling
Q4 2:34 · LAL 80-80 SA
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:57 · LAL 80-82 SA
- Turnover
Jodie Meeks lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · LAL 83-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:35 · LAL 37-35 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 2:40 · LAL 42-44 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 3:35 · LAL 81-87 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · LAL 83-87 SA
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · LAL 83-87 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
