⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 27-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:48 · GS 39-40 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 8:48 · GS 72-65 SAC
- Steal
Ekpe Udoh stole it from DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 2:10 · GS 97-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin lost ball
Q4 4:22 · GS 93-92 SAC
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 1:21 · GS 97-98 SAC
- Missed FT
Louis Amundson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · GS 97-100 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:34 · GS 5-14 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 9:17 · GS 89-92 SAC
- Steal
Beno Udrih stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 1:21 · GS 97-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:42 · GS 95-98 SAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 2:10 · GS 97-98 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:31 · GS 97-98 SAC
📊The numbers
| GS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
