⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 0:27 · SAC 26-21 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 3:30 · SAC 46-34 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:04 · SAC 88-91 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:01 · SAC 83-91 GS
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:51 · SAC 88-91 GS
- Missed FT
Predrag Stojakovic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · SAC 89-93 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:41 · SAC 56-56 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 10:44 · SAC 72-81 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 6:39 · SAC 73-89 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Speedy Claxton Traveling
Q4 1:17 · SAC 85-91 GS
- Turnover
Jason Richardson Lost Ball. Stolen by Doug Christie.
Q4 0:51 · SAC 87-91 GS
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · SAC 94-98 GS
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |








