⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 5- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 7:37 · SA 33-40 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:54 · SA 61-70 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 3:29 · SA 84-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 9:17 · SA 22-33 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:52 · SA 16-20 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 0:03 · SA 22-36 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 8:45 · SA 73-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q1 7:16 · SA 10-9 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q2 9:17 · SA 22-33 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q2 9:17 · SA 22-34 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
