⏱️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
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 21 from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:22 · LAC 57-62 SA
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · LAC 91-99 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:50 · LAC 17-18 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 2:08 · LAC 51-56 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
