⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 27 from three- A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 16 rebounds to 29
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 4:20 · SAC 95-73 GS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 21
Q4 5:24 · SAC 122-101 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Ron Artest technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 10:12 · SAC 35-33 GS
- Technical
Anthony Johnson double technical foul
Q3 6:48 · SAC 77-67 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:40 · SAC 105-94 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q1 7:01 · SAC 12-12 GS
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses technical free throw
Q4 4:20 · SAC 111-101 GS
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
