⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
-5Q129-28
+12Q235-19
0Q338-35
-7Q427-32
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 35- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 10
Key battles
23Fast break points10
16Offensive rebounds7
55Rebounds35
4Blocks7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 2:13 · SA 61-45 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 4:08 · SA 95-76 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
