⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:20 · SA 14-11 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:11 · SA 83-83 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 6:03 · SA 91-88 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 1:34 · SA 91-88 SAC
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SA 94-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SA 94-93 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 8:03 · SA 64-73 SAC
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Boris Diaw
Q4 1:34 · SA 91-88 SAC
- Ties it
Isaiah Thomas hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rudy Gay with the assist
Q4 1:19 · SA 91-91 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:03 · SA 87-85 SAC
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:09 · SA 87-87 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:53 · SA 91-88 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
