⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 7:01 · SA 15-14 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 8:10 · SA 103-97 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 2:28 · SA 118-107 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julian Champagnie misses technical free throw
Q2 10:50 · SA 31-26 BKN
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:03 · SA 107-105 BKN
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · SA 110-107 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 8:05 · SA 81-64 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 5:23 · SA 82-73 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:06 · SA 88-87 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cam Thomas bad pass
Q4 0:57 · SA 113-107 BKN
- Technical
Jordi Fernandez technical foul
Q4 0:03 · SA 117-107 BKN
📊The numbers
| SA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
