⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 2:07 · LAL 29-15 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 8:39 · LAL 37-18 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 5:48 · LAL 90-75 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:04 · LAL 42-36 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:41 · LAL 50-47 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:23 · LAL 83-75 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Steals | 20 |
| 17 | Blocks | 15 |
