⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:26 · LAL 114-122 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q1 1:44 · LAL 26-29 SA
- Technical
JJ Redick technical foul
Q2 8:05 · LAL 34-48 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 0:02 · LAL 30-47 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 0:34 · LAL 58-76 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 11:29 · LAL 90-114 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
