⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 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, 23 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 31 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 22
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 10:09 · SA 10-12 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 7:01 · SA 118-112 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 5:43 · SA 54-69 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
