⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of twelve from three
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:49 · LAL 47-54 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:50 · LAL 76-90 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q4 7:20 · LAL 62-88 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
