⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 2:00 · SA 31-27 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 5:56 · SA 46-39 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q3 10:42 · SA 72-55 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:50 · SA 79-70 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:56 · SA 10-14 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:34 · SA 51-49 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
