⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 21-11 off them- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 53
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 48
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:15 · GS 47-47 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 11:21 · GS 76-68 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:45 · GS 24-23 SAC
- Turnover
Brandon Rush lost ball
Q4 0:23 · GS 88-83 SAC
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · GS 88-85 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:45 · GS 26-32 SAC
- Steal
Tyreke Evans stole it from Brandon Rush
Q4 0:23 · GS 88-83 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:45 · GS 88-85 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:59 · GS 88-82 SAC
📊The numbers
| GS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
