⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 4:24 · SA 17-14 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 4:18 · SA 105-93 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 0:13 · SA 107-101 SAC
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SA 107-103 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Marcus Thornton stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 0:13 · SA 107-101 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luther Head technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:24 · SA 8-14 SAC
- Goaltend
DeMarcus Cousins defensive goaltending
Q4 4:48 · SA 93-91 SAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins offensive foul (6th personal foul)
Q4 0:21 · SA 107-99 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
