⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 7 rebounds to 21
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q3 8:27 · SAC 69-56 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
Q4 4:33 · SAC 99-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 0:43 · SAC 52-53 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 9:11 · SAC 92-83 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
