⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eight- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 10:27 · TOR 39-35 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:30 · TOR 59-55 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 4:45 · TOR 85-72 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Immanuel Quickley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · TOR 106-109 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:37 · TOR 90-85 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:57 · TOR 92-93 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 0:48 · TOR 104-108 SA
- Turnover
Dylan Harper bad pass turnover
Q4 0:26 · TOR 104-108 SA
- Missed FT
Dylan Harper misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · TOR 106-108 SA
📊The numbers
| TOR | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 17 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
