⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their twenty- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 24-10 off them
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 66
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:13 · SA 113-121 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Zach Collins flagrant foul type 2
Q3 2:00 · SA 92-99 LAL
- Technical
Keldon Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:12 · SA 103-112 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 4:45 · SA 24-25 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:05 · SA 52-50 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 3:06 · SA 90-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 2:00 · SA 93-99 LAL
- Turnover
Wenyen Gabriel 3 second turnover
Q4 0:57 · SA 133-140 LAL
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · SA 135-143 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 18 | Threes made | 17 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 39 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
