⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 45 from three
- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-15 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
- A 20-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 31 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 53
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:08 · GS 27-20 SA
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 31
Q2 0:56 · GS 76-45 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 41
Q4 10:36 · GS 111-70 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Donte DiVincenzo flagrant foul type 2
Q4 8:49 · GS 111-72 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 29
Q4 8:55 · GS 111-82 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Richardson misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 8:49 · GS 111-72 SA
📊The numbers
| GS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 23 | Threes made | 10 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 35 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
