⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 0:00 · GS 55-70 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 1:47 · GS 113-127 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:42 · GS 0-10 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 9:14 · GS 33-50 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q4 7:56 · GS 90-116 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 34 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
