⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 1:35 · SA 31-22 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Richardson disc dribble turnover
Q4 1:27 · SA 114-108 LAL
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · SA 114-110 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · SA 117-110 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · SA 114-106 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
