⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 36 from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 25-17 off them
- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
- A 19-0 run took them from 10 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 52
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 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:09 · SA 50-56 BKN
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 10 down to 9 up
Q3 1:44 · SA 90-81 BKN
- Steal
Marco Belinelli stole it from Taurean Prince
Q4 2:04 · SA 107-101 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bryn Forbes flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:48 · SA 96-89 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:48 · SA 2-12 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Taurean Prince lost ball turnover
Q4 2:04 · SA 107-101 BKN
- Turnover
Garrett Temple offensive foul
Q4 1:49 · SA 109-101 BKN
- Turnover
Garrett Temple turnover
Q4 1:49 · SA 109-101 BKN
📊The numbers
| SA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
