⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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 stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 11:29 · SAC 104-79 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses technical free throw
Q4 10:21 · SAC 98-79 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:22 · SAC 72-68 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 4:37 · SAC 112-95 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q1 4:28 · SAC 20-17 GS
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses technical free throw
Q3 8:26 · SAC 72-59 GS
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
