⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 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
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 46- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 9:22 · SA 66-61 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 6:03 · SA 40-44 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
