⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better 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- Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 11
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 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:04 · SA 9-2 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 9:52 · SA 34-27 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 1:28 · SA 92-70 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 7:46 · SA 34-36 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
