⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 4:09 · SA 54-38 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 1:35 · SA 107-89 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:24 · SA 67-61 SAC
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 3:25 · SA 96-87 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:50 · SA 54-46 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Vlade Divac Technical Foul
Q3 3:24 · SA 67-61 SAC
- Technical
Darius Songaila Technical Foul
Q4 3:25 · SA 96-87 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
