⏱️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 higher 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 30
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 0:00 · SA 29-19 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 7:54 · SA 60-54 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 1:00 · SA 107-96 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 1:29 · SA 43-48 SAC
- Ties it
Ron Artest hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · SA 93-93 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · SA 99-95 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby bad pass
Q4 0:55 · SA 101-96 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
