⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eight- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 11:46 · SA 33-22 LAC
- Steal
Dejounte Murray stole it from Marcus Morris Sr.
Q4 2:39 · SA 97-94 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 4:03 · SA 101-94 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick White out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:37 · SA 93-92 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 8:07 · SA 10-14 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 0:47 · SA 85-88 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:37 · SA 95-94 LAC
- Turnover
Marcus Morris Sr. bad pass
Q4 2:39 · SA 97-94 LAC
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:28 · SA 97-94 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
