⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 30-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 29
Q4 10:11 · TOR 74-103 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jamison Battle flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:23 · TOR 59-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 6:26 · TOR 10-20 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q2 3:28 · TOR 33-60 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q3 2:39 · TOR 63-97 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
