⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 6-point lead to 18
Q2 11:21 · SA 38-20 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 7:41 · SA 85-77 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jarrett Jack technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:02 · SA 33-18 BKN
📊The numbers
| SA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
