⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 8:12 · SA 62-48 PHI
- Steal
Patty Mills stole it from T.J. McConnell
Q4 2:14 · SA 87-83 PHI
- Steal
Kyle Anderson stole it from Isaiah Canaan
Q4 2:00 · SA 89-83 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker traveling
Q4 4:43 · SA 85-79 PHI
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson bad pass
Q4 1:55 · SA 89-83 PHI
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · SA 89-83 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q4 7:07 · SA 87-83 PHI
- Steal
T.J. McConnell stole it from Kyle Anderson
Q4 1:55 · SA 89-83 PHI
- Steal
Nerlens Noel stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
Q4 0:56 · SA 89-83 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
T.J. McConnell bad pass
Q4 2:14 · SA 87-83 PHI
- Turnover
Isaiah Canaan bad pass
Q4 2:00 · SA 89-83 PHI
- Turnover
T.J. McConnell bad pass
Q4 1:12 · SA 89-83 PHI
📊The numbers
| SA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
