⏱️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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33
- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 10:40 · SA 16-6 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 4:33 · SA 29-12 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 4:07 · SA 92-67 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q1 1:29 · SA 32-22 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 3:43 · SA 51-42 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
