⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC 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 Clippers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their two
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 9:53 · SA 53-45 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 0:32 · SA 78-61 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · SA 121-116 LAC
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · SA 121-116 LAC
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · SA 121-118 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:52 · SA 6-12 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:39 · SA 87-83 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses technical free throw
Q1 0:44 · SA 33-31 LAC
- Turnover
J.J. Redick bad pass
Q4 2:15 · SA 115-109 LAC
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:49 · SA 118-111 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 64% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 37 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
