⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 47
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 0:01 · SA 32-30 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:40 · SA 59-56 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
OT 3:17 · SA 120-113 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · SA 105-107 SAC
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:50 · SA 110-109 SAC
- Turnover
Tony Parker turnover
OT 1:37 · SA 120-115 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:48 · SA 8-14 SAC
- Go-ahead
Mike Bibby hit a 20-foot jumper, Kenny Thomas with the assist
OT 4:35 · SA 110-111 SAC
- Go-ahead
Mike Bibby hit a 22-foot jumper, Kenny Thomas with the assist
OT 3:58 · SA 112-113 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells offensive foul (Brent Barry draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · SA 103-104 SAC
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells turnover
Q4 1:23 · SA 103-104 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby bad pass
OT 3:24 · SA 112-113 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
