⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:32 · SA 11-3 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 6:23 · SA 118-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses technical free throw
Q2 3:38 · SA 49-51 BOS
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama offensive foul
Q4 1:51 · SA 118-110 BOS
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:51 · SA 118-110 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:38 · SA 118-113 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul
Q2 3:38 · SA 49-51 BOS
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul
Q2 3:38 · SA 49-51 BOS
📊The numbers
| SA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 20 | Threes made | 19 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
