⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 23-11 off them- A 18-0 run took them from 8 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 38
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 10:45 · SAC 38-32 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:26 · SAC 86-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:01 · SAC 29-31 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:46 · SAC 57-53 SA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 8 down to 10 up
Q3 6:20 · SAC 71-81 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · SAC 94-102 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 8 |
