⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 11:25 · SA 60-39 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 10:00 · SA 83-65 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 3:49 · SA 98-71 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 2:59 · SA 46-37 PHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:39 · SA 74-64 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
