⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses technical free throw
Q1 8:07 · SAC 6-10 SA
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:13 · SAC 43-48 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:50 · SAC 35-38 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 6:35 · SAC 55-66 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 5:46 · SAC 80-102 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 34 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
