⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:57 · LAL 11-4 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 2:41 · LAL 64-43 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 11:38 · LAL 74-48 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 8:25 · LAL 43-33 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 24
Q3 4:28 · LAL 85-61 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
