⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 11 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 7
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their five
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 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 6-point lead to 19
Q1 6:27 · SA 31-12 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:47 · SA 89-101 GS
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 4:47 · SA 89-101 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 4:17 · SA 53-45 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:02 · SA 78-88 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q4 4:49 · SA 91-112 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Kerr technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:45 · SA 28-12 GS
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 8 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 14 |
| 10 | Blocks | 20 |
