⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 68 rebounds to 49- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve
A 15-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 6 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 7:35 · SAC 44-24 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andres Nocioni flagrant foul type 1 (Stephen Curry draws the foul)
Q3 0:39 · SAC 70-56 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:10 · SAC 49-43 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:55 · SAC 84-79 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:34 · SAC 92-88 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Corey Maggette technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 0:16 · SAC 96-92 GS
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 80 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
