⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 30 from three
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 10:39 · SA 18-7 LAL
- Go-ahead
Pau Gasol hit a 19-foot jumper, Danny Green with the assist
Q4 1:35 · SA 107-106 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:47 · SA 103-95 LAL
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · SA 109-112 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:35 · SA 103-101 LAL
- Winner
Lonzo Ball hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:42 · SA 109-112 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 1:15 · SA 109-114 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:33 · SA 64-57 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 5 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 16 | Steals | 15 |
| 19 | Blocks | 21 |
