⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the third 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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:40 · SA 48-51 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama lost ball turnover
Q4 1:38 · SA 95-102 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:56 · SA 8-16 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 1:57 · SA 14-28 LAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q3 5:52 · SA 64-82 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:57 · SA 95-102 LAC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:12 · SA 95-102 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
