⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 9:02 · SA 45-25 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q2 4:13 · SA 61-36 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 37 | Assists | 17 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
