⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, eight of 39
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:33 · SAC 44-46 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 1:37 · SAC 66-72 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 10:12 · SAC 79-78 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben McLemore misses technical free throw
Q3 3:03 · SAC 55-67 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:09 · SAC 12-18 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 6:18 · SAC 55-67 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
