⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 33 from three
- A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q2 5:18 · GS 59-38 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 6:45 · GS 83-62 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Kerr technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:56 · GS 43-35 SA
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:03 · GS 97-77 SA
- Flagrant
Damion Lee flagrant foul type 2
Q4 9:02 · GS 96-78 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:34 · GS 36-31 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:51 · GS 18-11 SA
📊The numbers
| GS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 15 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
