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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spurs | 34 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 118 |
 Lakers | 26 | 30 | 33 | 20 | 109 |
SASTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 43-9246.7% | 16-3545.7% | 16-1794.1% | 40 | 28 | 6 |
| LAL | 43-8650.0% | 10-3033.3% | 13-2161.9% | 48 | 21 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
San Antonio Spurs118| 36 | 19 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | +14 | +6.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 18 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.1 | ||||
| 31 | 28 | 11-18 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +7.2 | |||||
| 31 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −8.3 | |||||||
| 27 | 14 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +1.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 10 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.1 | ||||
| 24 | 15 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2.4 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 118 | 43-9246.7% | 16-3545.7% | 40 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 16-1794.1% | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 34 points on 12 for 26 shooting
Los Angeles Lakers109| 35 | 27 | 8-15 | 4-7 | 7-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +6.8 | |||||
| 34 | 23 | 11-17 | 1-3 | 0-2 | −16 | +7.6 | ||||||||
| 30 | 13 | 6-16 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −2.4 | ||||
| 27 | 6 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −8.4 | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −4.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −6.6 | ||
| 21 | 10 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.2 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.1 | ||||
| 18 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.1 | ||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.8 | |||||
| 2 | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +3.0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 109 | 43-8650.0% | 10-3033.3% | 48 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 13-2161.9% | 9 | 2 | 4 | |||
Bench 36 points on 14 for 26 shooting
Spurs118Lakers109ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points (12 in the third quarter), and the San Antonio Spurs beat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 118-109.
The Spurs never trailed and led by as many as 15.
The Lakers got within 96-93 on Montrezl Harrell’s layup with 9:31 to play, but Rudy Gay answered with a 3-pointer, and the Lakers got no closer.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 27 points (14 in the third quarter) and 12 assists, and Anthony Davis added 23 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Lakers committed 13 turnovers to the Spurs’ 8 and outscored them 66-32 in the paint. The Lakers’ starters were outscored 31-16 in 10 minutes together.
San Antonio SpursLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 92 shots: 4.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-26 | 46.2% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-15 | 33.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 10-16 | 62.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-3 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-32 | 46.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 21 | 10 | 5-5 | +4 |
| Marc Gasol | 16 | 8 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Wesley Matthews | 5 | 2 | 1-5 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 8 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 16 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Wesley Matthews | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Anthony Davis | 10 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 28 | 8 | 2-7 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 23 | 5 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Wesley Matthews | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 9 | 4-9 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAS
50/50
LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (DeRozan 8 AST)
Q4 7:45
12.1%
21→8
Harrell Putback Layup (8 PTS)
Q3 1:04
9.6%
43→53
DeRozan 5' Floating Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Poeltl 2 AST)
Q3 0:35
9.6%
53→43
Mills Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)
Q4 8:51
8.9%
27→18
Gay 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (DeRozan 7 AST)
Q4 8:20
8.2%
21→13
