⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, twelve of sixteen from three
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀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 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:20 · SA 23-11 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q3 8:35 · SA 82-49 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 41
Q3 6:24 · SA 91-50 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Smith missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 8:21 · SA 76-49 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q4 1:49 · SA 111-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Doug Christie missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:13 · SA 42-29 SAC
- Technical
Vlade Divac Technical Foul
Q3 8:21 · SA 76-49 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
