⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- A 21-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 31 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 34
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 3:20 · SA 53-38 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 10:07 · SA 67-44 SAC
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 31
Q3 4:31 · SA 93-62 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:09 · SA 39-33 SAC
- Technical
Rudy Gay technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:17 · SA 53-38 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
