⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:27 · SAC 33-27 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 9:18 · SAC 42-29 SA
- Lead
Andres Nocioni hit a layup
Q4 1:39 · SAC 92-90 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:32 · SAC 21-22 SA
- Ties it
Roger Mason hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:58 · SAC 90-90 SA
- Winner
Michael Finley hit a 25-foot three jumper, Tony Parker with the assist
Q4 0:01 · SAC 92-95 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
