⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 30- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 32-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 40 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.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 2:50 · GS 64-50 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 40
Q4 9:37 · GS 127-87 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 41
Q4 2:37 · GS 141-100 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 42 | Assists | 24 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 50 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
