⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 10:22 · SAC 72-59 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:13 · SAC 49-46 GS
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
