⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
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 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:00 · SAC 46-44 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes turnover
Q4 4:43 · SAC 94-102 SA
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans lost ball
Q4 4:13 · SAC 94-102 SA
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes bad pass
Q4 4:00 · SAC 94-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:37 · SAC 29-34 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 10:30 · SAC 89-100 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:39 · SAC 94-102 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · SAC 100-107 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · SAC 102-108 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
