⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 32
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 6:30 · SA 68-60 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 1:28 · SA 79-66 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:39 · SA 31-36 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:35 · SA 15-15 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses technical free throw
Q3 2:18 · SA 70-62 BKN
📊The numbers
| SA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
