⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 45
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:59 · LAL 27-32 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Young lost ball turnover
Q4 4:37 · LAL 98-106 SA
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · LAL 105-109 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:03 · LAL 0-9 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:35 · LAL 9-19 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 6:03 · LAL 66-80 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
