⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs 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
- Steal
Malaki Branham stole it from D'Angelo Russell
Q4 0:53 · SA 113-117 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama offensive foul
Q4 0:11 · SA 116-119 LAL
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama turnover
Q4 0:11 · SA 116-119 LAL
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:00 · SA 119-122 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 0:38 · SA 26-38 LAL
- Steal
Anthony Davis stole it from Malaki Branham
Q4 1:14 · SA 110-115 LAL
- Steal
Anthony Davis stole it from Keldon Johnson
Q4 0:00 · SA 119-122 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 0:53 · SA 113-117 LAL
- Missed FT
Taurean Prince misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · SA 119-121 LAL
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
