⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 36 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 20
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q1 7:35 · SA 27-10 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 7:45 · SA 55-33 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 5:14 · SA 115-98 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 0:13 · SA 69-55 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:04 · SA 101-93 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 20 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
