⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:55 · SA 12-2 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:03 · SA 46-43 LAL
- Go-ahead
Tim Duncan hit a layup, Manu Ginobili with the assist
OT 1:04 · SA 110-109 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 2:46 · SA 92-96 LAL
- Turnover
Cory Joseph lost ball turnover
OT 2:33 · SA 104-105 LAL
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
OT 0:31 · SA 110-109 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:25 · SA 21-23 LAL
- Lead
Nick Young hit a 16-foot jumper
OT 4:33 · SA 101-103 LAL
- Winner
Nick Young hit a 30-foot three jumper, Jeremy Lin with the assist
OT 0:07 · SA 110-112 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 1:10 · SA 97-101 LAL
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · SA 101-101 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:49 · SA 104-105 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
