⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
-8Q123-32
+1Q224-26
-9Q330-34
-5Q424-27
▼ LAL 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 Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
Key battles
15Free throws made10
42Points in the paint58
42%Shooting from the field53%
16Points off turnovers20
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 2:16 · SA 73-92 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
