⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
-3Q125-27
+2Q224-22
-3Q324-27
-4Q418-21
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of twenty from three- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 40
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 35
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 24-9 off them
Key battles
11Steals2
24Points off turnovers9
20%Three-point accuracy43%
7Turnovers18
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
