⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:45 · SA 8-2 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 10:33 · SA 82-58 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses technical free throw
Q1 7:50 · SA 12-9 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
