⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings 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
- Lead
John Salmons hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 2:31 · SAC 86-84 SA
- Lead
Beno Udrih hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · SAC 87-86 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih turnover
Q4 3:27 · SAC 83-84 SA
- Missed FT
Quincy Douby misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:03 · SAC 84-84 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Ties it
Michael Finley hit a 6-foot two point shot, Tim Duncan with the assist
Q4 1:22 · SAC 86-86 SA
- Ties it
Tim Duncan hit a 8-foot jumper
Q4 0:49 · SAC 88-88 SA
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a layup, Michael Finley with the assist
Q4 0:15 · SAC 88-90 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roger Mason bad pass
Q4 2:44 · SAC 84-84 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 2:06 · SAC 86-84 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · SAC 88-90 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
