⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 34 from three- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to five
- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 8:09 · SA 18-11 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 7:35 · SA 103-101 BKN
- Steal
Derrick White stole it from D'Angelo Russell
Q4 2:11 · SA 108-109 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick White misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:54 · SA 101-101 BKN
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · SA 105-106 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:03 · SA 29-29 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 3:52 · SA 45-49 BKN
- Lead
Joe Harris hit a 26-foot threeer, D'Angelo Russell with the assist
Q4 2:46 · SA 106-109 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodions Kurucs offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 4:30 · SA 101-101 BKN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 2:11 · SA 108-109 BKN
📊The numbers
| SA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
