⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 20 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
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third 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 Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen
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 cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:48 · SA 76-84 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:40 · SA 85-89 TOR
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Jamal Shead
Q4 0:15 · SA 121-116 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:33 · SA 111-105 TOR
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:54 · SA 120-114 TOR
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · SA 120-116 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 0:00 · SA 32-43 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonathan Mogbo bad pass
Q4 0:49 · SA 120-114 TOR
- Turnover
Jamal Shead lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · SA 121-116 TOR
📊The numbers
| SA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
