⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth 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 eleven threes to their two- They went cold, two of twelve from three
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
- Winner
Bruce Bowen hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tim Duncan with the assist
Q4 1:17 · SA 93-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 2:47 · SA 90-88 SAC
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 2:13 · SA 90-88 SAC
- Turnover
Tim Duncan traveling
Q4 1:47 · SA 90-90 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:14 · SA 76-69 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:03 · SA 80-79 SAC
- Lead
Brad Miller hit a jumper, John Salmons with the assist
Q4 1:36 · SA 90-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson offensive foul (Fabricio Oberto draws the foul)
Q4 1:07 · SA 93-92 SAC
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson turnover
Q4 1:07 · SA 93-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
