⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 50
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 31
Q3 1:25 · LAL 84-115 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21
Q4 9:40 · LAL 96-117 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 9:55 · LAL 4-17 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q1 0:01 · LAL 30-53 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q4 7:05 · LAL 96-126 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 34 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
