⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the third quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first 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 9 down to 3 up
Q1 4:07 · SA 26-23 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 10:42 · SA 65-58 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 10:01 · SA 94-75 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 8:01 · SA 96-78 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 11:27 · SA 2-15 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 10:33 · SA 29-38 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kris Dunn flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:01 · SA 96-78 POR
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
