⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter- Burned in transition, 16 fast break points to 29
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 3:47 · SA 92-82 LAL
- Ties it
Keita Bates-Diop hit a 2-foot layup, Dejounte Murray with the assist
Q4 0:32 · SA 114-114 LAL
- Ties it
Jakob Poeltl hit a layup, Devin Vassell with the assist
OT 1:31 · SA 121-121 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · SA 112-114 LAL
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · SA 112-114 LAL
- Turnover
Keita Bates-Diop lost ball turnover
OT 0:08 · SA 121-125 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 9:52 · SA 101-102 LAL
- Go-ahead
Malik Monk hit a 31-foot three jumper, Anthony Davis with the assist
Q4 0:58 · SA 112-114 LAL
- Lead
Russell Westbrook hit a 3-foot two point shot
OT 4:33 · SA 114-116 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 0:23 · SA 114-114 LAL
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul
OT 2:16 · SA 117-121 LAL
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
OT 2:16 · SA 117-121 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 20 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
