⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 8:51 · GS 76-56 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q4 4:48 · GS 112-80 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:24 · GS 62-52 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
