⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 4:17 · SA 32-29 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 5:06 · SA 123-119 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julian Champagnie misses technical free throw
Q3 2:01 · SA 92-89 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:16 · SA 32-37 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 7:05 · SA 110-119 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jabari Walker offensive foul
Q4 0:53 · SA 123-121 POR
- Turnover
Jabari Walker turnover
Q4 0:53 · SA 123-121 POR
- Missed FT
Kevin Knox II misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SA 127-124 POR
📊The numbers
| SA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 34 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 14 |
