⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 21-9 off them- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 18
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 dragged them back level
Q2 9:05 · SA 31-31 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 4:34 · SA 43-37 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 11:44 · SA 83-64 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Keldon Johnson flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:59 · SA 53-39 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
