⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38- A 18-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 57
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 18
Q2 9:43 · POR 26-44 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 8:42 · POR 61-69 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 20
Q1 9:58 · POR 4-24 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 33 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
