⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37- A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q1 0:44 · SA 45-24 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 2:31 · SA 89-66 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 8:17 · SA 69-59 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 11:17 · SA 92-76 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:52 · SA 100-87 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
