⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 8 points behind 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
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run took them from 5 down to 14 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 11:00 · SA 68-58 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:43 · SA 101-109 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 5 down to 14 up
Q3 7:46 · SA 72-86 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
