⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 1:32 · LAL 42-29 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:57 · LAL 56-42 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · LAL 104-96 SA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 2:46 · LAL 105-100 SA
- Turnover
Talen Horton-Tucker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · LAL 112-106 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 2:48 · LAL 58-53 SA
- Steal
Dejounte Murray stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 2:46 · LAL 105-100 SA
- Steal
Devin Vassell stole it from Talen Horton-Tucker
Q4 0:38 · LAL 112-106 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Drew Eubanks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:08 · LAL 70-60 SA
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:35 · LAL 110-103 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
