⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 39 from three- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 28
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 dragged them back level
Q1 6:45 · SA 17-17 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 10:50 · SA 36-28 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 5:17 · SA 121-117 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:27 · SA 121-117 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:35 · SA 6-15 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:46 · SA 83-78 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Quentin Grimes bad pass
Q4 3:16 · SA 117-117 PHI
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:10 · SA 121-117 PHI
- Turnover
Jared Butler bad pass
Q4 0:27 · SA 126-120 PHI
📊The numbers
| SA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 19 | Threes made | 14 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 36 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
