⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the second quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 6:46 · SA 24-14 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:28 · SA 46-37 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:01 · SA 111-113 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul
Q4 11:36 · SA 81-91 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:40 · SA 34-32 GS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q2 0:58 · SA 60-66 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 8:03 · SA 92-104 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Kerr technical foul
Q1 1:28 · SA 30-19 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 1:02 · SA 109-113 GS
- Missed FT
Draymond Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · SA 113-116 GS
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 34 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
