⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
6Blocks2
24Points off turnovers15
22Free throws made14
8Offensive rebounds12
🏀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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:05 · SA 26-18 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 11:13 · SA 47-31 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 1:06 · SA 77-49 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:13 · SA 0-8 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keljin Blevins misses technical free throw
Q3 7:26 · SA 91-63 POR
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
