⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 26
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 10:30 · SA 15-0 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q1 6:01 · SA 26-5 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 1:09 · SA 57-62 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:33 · SA 65-72 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 2:55 · SA 75-80 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 31 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
