⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 9 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 11:44 · SA 35-16 BOS
- Winner
Derrick White hit a pullup jump shot
Q4 1:21 · SA 89-88 BOS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q4 2:58 · SA 96-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Dejounte Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:22 · SA 40-16 BOS
- Flagrant
Jakob Poeltl flagrant foul type 1
Q2 7:26 · SA 40-21 BOS
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · SA 94-88 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:22 · SA 40-31 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Horford flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:00 · SA 50-37 BOS
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 1:41 · SA 87-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
