⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 7:20 · LAL 23-15 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:00 · LAL 47-35 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 3:50 · LAL 61-47 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:25 · LAL 30-26 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:59 · LAL 121-114 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 33 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
