⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 33 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 8:33 · SAC 91-88 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Vlade Divac Technical Foul
Q2 9:00 · SAC 33-31 SA
- Technical
Mike Bibby Technical Foul
Q2 5:48 · SAC 39-36 SA
- Turnover
Keon Clark Lost Ball. Stolen by Tony Parker.
Q4 0:39 · SAC 97-98 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Winner
Malik Rose made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:32 · SAC 97-98 SA
- Ties it
Malik Rose made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:32 · SAC 97-97 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · SAC 99-101 SA
- Missed FT
Emanuel Ginobili missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · SAC 99-102 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · SAC 101-104 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
