⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 54
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:16 · GS 40-44 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:00 · GS 26-39 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 8:04 · GS 7-22 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 9:56 · GS 74-87 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 5:05 · GS 84-97 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:58 · GS 57-58 SA
📊The numbers
| GS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
