⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 31-8 off them- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 40
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:19 · SA 18-19 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:43 · SA 0-9 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:45 · SA 38-43 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 40
Q4 8:36 · SA 79-119 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Chris Boucher and Josh Richardson
Q2 6:19 · SA 40-45 TOR
📊The numbers
| SA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 41 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 16 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
