⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 29 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- Ties it
DeMarcus Cousins hit a tip shot
Q4 1:00 · SAC 99-99 GS
- Winner
John Salmons hit a 24-foot three jumper, Marcus Thornton with the assist
OT 3:35 · SAC 105-102 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
OT 3:35 · SAC 111-102 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons lost ball
Q4 2:39 · SAC 97-97 GS
- Turnover
Marcus Thornton lost ball
Q4 2:06 · SAC 97-97 GS
- Missed FT
John Salmons misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · SAC 100-99 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 4:18 · SAC 43-48 GS
- Lead
Brandon Rush hit a slam dunk, Nate Robinson with the assist
Q4 2:02 · SAC 97-99 GS
- Ties it
Klay Thompson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Nate Robinson with the assist
Q4 0:09 · SAC 102-102 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:21 · SAC 97-99 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 2:04 · SAC 111-102 GS
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
