⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
Q1 10:51 · SAC 9-3 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 3:00 · SAC 49-36 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
Q4 3:00 · SAC 95-94 SA
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · SAC 96-97 SA
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:01 · SAC 96-99 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Kyle Anderson stole it from Bogdan Bogdanovic
Q4 3:00 · SAC 95-94 SA
- Winner
Davis Bertans hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kyle Anderson with the assist
Q4 2:42 · SAC 95-97 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 3:22 · SAC 96-101 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:48 · SAC 95-90 SA
- Goaltend
Davis Bertans defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:34 · SAC 98-102 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:22 · SAC 98-102 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 1 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Steals | 10 |
| 14 | Blocks | 12 |
