⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:03 · SAC 70-63 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Webber Bad Pass. Stolen by Brent Barry.
Q4 3:33 · SAC 76-73 SA
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Bad Pass. Stolen by Bruce Bowen.
Q4 0:35 · SAC 82-78 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:45 · SAC 44-47 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 4:18 · SAC 52-52 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker Lost Ball. Stolen by Chris Webber.
Q4 4:20 · SAC 73-73 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
