⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:18 · SA 10-2 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 0:47 · SA 55-51 BKN
- Steal
Keldon Johnson stole it from Ben Simmons
Q4 0:33 · SA 102-96 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tre Jones offensive foul
Q4 0:53 · SA 102-96 BKN
- Turnover
Tre Jones turnover
Q4 0:53 · SA 102-96 BKN
- Turnover
Josh Richardson bad pass
Q4 0:45 · SA 102-96 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:34 · SA 31-27 BKN
- Steal
Nic Claxton stole it from Josh Richardson
Q4 0:45 · SA 102-96 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nic Claxton offensive foul
Q4 0:48 · SA 102-96 BKN
- Turnover
Nic Claxton turnover
Q4 0:48 · SA 102-96 BKN
- Turnover
Ben Simmons lost ball turnover
Q4 0:33 · SA 102-96 BKN
📊The numbers
| SA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
