⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️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.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 4:37 · SAC 50-62 SA
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Bad Pass. Stolen by Tim Duncan.
Q4 3:49 · SAC 81-84 SA
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia Bad Pass
Q4 2:49 · SAC 83-89 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:29 · SAC 2-10 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robert Horry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:31 · SAC 83-89 SA
- Turnover
Robert Horry Turnover
Q4 0:07 · SAC 93-95 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
