⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:52 · SA 12-4 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:07 · SA 47-37 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:48 · SA 86-77 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robert Horry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:13 · SA 80-77 SAC
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 3:25 · SA 84-77 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:22 · SA 64-62 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brad Miller Offensive Foul. His 5th Personal Foul.
Q4 3:25 · SA 84-77 SAC
- Turnover
Brad Miller Turnover
Q4 3:25 · SA 84-77 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
