⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of nine from three- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 5:18 · SA 26-14 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q2 3:06 · SA 63-54 SAC
- Steal
George Hill stole it from Tyreke Evans
Q4 2:01 · SA 110-102 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donte Greene offensive foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)
Q4 2:43 · SA 107-102 SAC
- Turnover
Donte Greene turnover
Q4 2:43 · SA 107-102 SAC
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
Q4 2:01 · SA 110-102 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 89% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
