⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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, 12 fast break points to 30
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 cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:15 · SAC 69-84 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses technical free throw
Q3 4:43 · SAC 61-82 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 0:37 · SAC 19-37 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 10:03 · SAC 50-74 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
