⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:25 · SA 34-40 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:01 · SA 74-73 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 2:51 · SA 84-80 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:54 · SA 7-19 SAC
- Ties it
John Salmons hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 1:23 · SA 86-86 SAC
- Winner
Tyreke Evans hit a 22-foot two point shot
Q4 0:47 · SA 86-88 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Thompson offensive foul (Matt Bonner draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · SA 82-78 SAC
- Turnover
Jason Thompson turnover
Q4 4:43 · SA 82-78 SAC
- Turnover
Marcus Thornton turnover
Q4 4:05 · SA 82-78 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
