⏱️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 and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 1:16 · SA 31-20 LAL
- Lead
Danny Green hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kawhi Leonard with the assist
Q4 2:53 · SA 99-96 LAL
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 1:59 · SA 101-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses technical free throw
Q4 11:04 · SA 79-81 LAL
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:31 · SA 105-100 LAL
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · SA 105-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Ties it
Louis Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jordan Clarkson with the assist
Q4 2:25 · SA 99-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:48 · SA 96-93 LAL
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:12 · SA 101-99 LAL
- Goaltend
Brandon Bass defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:01 · SA 103-100 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
