⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 47 rebounds to 36- They shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:32 · SA 21-18 SAC
- Steal
Tim Duncan stole it from Mike Bibby
Q4 2:43 · SA 101-93 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 4:09 · SA 96-91 SAC
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:46 · SA 97-91 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 10:07 · SA 58-63 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin offensive foul (Bruce Bowen draws the foul)
Q4 3:55 · SA 96-91 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 3:55 · SA 96-91 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby bad pass
Q4 2:43 · SA 101-93 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
