1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NJN by 3 after the first quarter and won 101–89.
Final · Finals · G1
NJN89
SAS101
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · NJN @ SAS
Tim Duncan posts 32 and 20 as San Antonio beats New Jersey
32 points and 20 rebounds in a 101–89 win. NBA Finals series: San Antonio 1, New Jersey 0.
Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJN | 21 | 21 | 17 | 30 | 89 |
| SAS | 18 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 101 |
Who led
Tim DuncanSAS32 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerSAS16 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kenyon MartinNJN21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonNJN15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 12 points in 42 minutes.
Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (24 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.
Cooling off
Tony ParkerSAS
−7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 16 points in 40 minutes.
Top performances
Tim Duncan leads the day with 32
Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Tim DuncanSAS vs NJN · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 20 REB · 6 ASTKenyon MartinNJN @ SAS · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 ASTTony ParkerSAS vs NJN · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 5 ASTRichard JeffersonNJN @ SAS · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 ASTLucious HarrisNJN @ SAS · L
8.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 1 REB · 0 ASTDavid RobinsonSAS vs NJN · W
7.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST