⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better 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, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q1 1:39 · SAC 30-27 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 2:18 · SAC 100-107 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:10 · SAC 103-109 SA
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:10 · SAC 102-109 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 9:48 · SAC 8-19 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 8:03 · SAC 33-41 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 4:30 · SAC 38-52 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Davis Bertans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SAC 105-109 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
