⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 28
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:25 · SA 13-4 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 5:24 · SA 52-37 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 36
Q4 8:03 · SA 120-84 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q2 10:52 · SA 36-21 SAC
- Technical
Tony Parker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:14 · SA 56-41 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 7:54 · SA 42-33 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:24 · SA 13-4 SAC
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:52 · SA 36-21 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 41 | Assists | 20 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
