⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 2:30 · SA 26-13 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · SA 85-78 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:50 · SA 35-31 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q1 0:42 · SA 26-13 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
