⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 28 from three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 26
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 74
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 11:18 · LAL 104-103 SA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 28-foot running pullup jump shot
Q4 0:03 · LAL 128-128 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q4 1:04 · LAL 134-130 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma bad pass
OT 1:12 · LAL 139-136 SA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:12 · LAL 142-141 SA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:12 · LAL 142-141 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q1 8:08 · LAL 7-24 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 4:23 · LAL 51-62 SA
- Winner
Patty Mills hit a 22-foot jumper, LaMarcus Aldridge with the assist
OT 0:07 · LAL 142-143 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · LAL 118-121 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:44 · LAL 128-129 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:19 · LAL 130-130 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 32 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 41 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
