⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 2
- Made four threes to their twelve
- Went cold from three, four of eighteen
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 9:06 · SA 45-35 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 0:01 · SA 96-100 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 0:56 · SA 74-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · SA 88-92 LAC
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · SA 88-92 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |