⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 8:14 · SAC 35-27 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 7:33 · SAC 71-70 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keon Clark Traveling
Q4 5:00 · SAC 71-70 SA
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · SAC 78-81 SA
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephen Jackson.
Q4 0:11 · SAC 78-81 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 6:31 · SAC 35-37 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:08 · SAC 71-77 SA
- Turnover
Bruce Bowen Lost Ball
Q4 2:32 · SAC 71-77 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
