⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
-7Q127-35
-12Q221-27
-16Q317-30
+5Q427-24
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 66 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 44
- Could not get to the line, six free throws to their twenty
Key battles
15Free throws made4
12Points off turnovers3
9Offensive rebounds23
18Assists37
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 18 | Assists | 37 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
