⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fourteen- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their sixteen
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 52
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 4:31 · SA 28-14 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:42 · SA 91-92 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Castle bad pass
Q4 2:15 · SA 110-117 GS
- Missed FT
Stephon Castle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · SA 116-121 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:15 · SA 56-49 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:46 · SA 71-70 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 3:15 · SA 80-87 GS
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Al Horford defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:21 · SA 113-119 GS
📊The numbers
| SA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 21 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
