⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fifteen
A 13-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 20 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:11 · GS 14-18 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 10:49 · GS 41-32 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 2:35 · GS 61-46 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:53 · GS 6-14 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 9:11 · GS 102-81 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 20
Q4 3:12 · GS 119-99 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |









