⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37- A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:50 · LAC 8-0 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:47 · LAC 111-115 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
John Collins technical foul
Q2 4:10 · LAC 45-57 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 7:08 · LAC 17-11 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up
Q1 0:07 · LAC 37-41 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 0:03 · LAC 52-72 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 4:24 · LAC 100-108 SA
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAC 115-119 SA
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAC 115-119 SA
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
