⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-4 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Willis Double Technical Foul. Vlade Divac gains possession.
Q3 0:24 · SA 63-78 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 0:20 · SA 44-58 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Peja Stojakovic Technical Foul
Q2 9:29 · SA 27-29 SAC
- Missed FT
Doug Christie missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:00 · SA 44-50 SAC
- Technical
Peja Stojakovic Technical Foul
Q2 0:00 · SA 44-50 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 13 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
