⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 2:15 · SAC 86-89 SA
- Turnover
John Salmons lost ball
Q4 1:32 · SAC 86-90 SA
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia lost ball
Q4 0:32 · SAC 89-94 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:52 · SAC 12-18 SA
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a driving layup
Q4 2:50 · SAC 86-87 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 2:50 · SAC 86-94 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robert Horry misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 4:48 · SAC 54-55 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:26 · SAC 86-89 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · SAC 86-90 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
