⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q2 8:44 · SA 30-43 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 4:27 · SA 41-51 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 0:38 · SA 87-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · SA 99-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · SA 100-97 OKC
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · SA 100-97 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 5:15 · SA 13-32 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 11:08 · SA 20-43 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 5:53 · SA 32-51 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 0:49 · SA 100-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:47 · SA 100-98 OKC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · SA 100-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 7 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 18 | Blocks | 22 |
