⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lou Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 0:25 · LAC 26-32 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 9:58 · LAC 4-14 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:06 · LAC 58-70 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 5:35 · LAC 100-116 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:25 · LAC 26-32 SA
- Technical
Rudy Gay technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:03 · LAC 100-116 SA
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
