⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 10:30 · SA 31-29 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:03 · SA 100-85 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
