⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the third 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:13 · SAC 54-41 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 10:23 · SAC 65-70 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 4:28 · SAC 77-88 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 6:35 · SAC 93-106 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 33 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
