⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:01 · SA 19-14 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 9:10 · SA 45-30 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:10 · SA 108-102 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben McLemore offensive foul (Tiago Splitter draws the foul)
Q4 4:24 · SA 96-100 SAC
- Turnover
Back court turnover
Q4 3:00 · SA 102-102 SAC
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · SA 110-104 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
