⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 5:17 · SA 46-43 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 2:08 · SA 61-47 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 10:48 · SA 93-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 4:19 · SA 97-94 BOS
- Turnover
Lonnie Walker IV steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:57 · SA 99-101 BOS
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · SA 110-106 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:00 · SA 4-11 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 4:09 · SA 81-83 BOS
- Ties it
Daniel Theis hit a dunk, Jaylen Brown with the assist
Q4 0:40 · SA 103-103 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · SA 105-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
