⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 46 from three
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 34
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:30 · GS 53-54 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:04 · GS 75-76 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Draymond Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · GS 123-117 SAC
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · GS 125-123 SAC
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · GS 125-123 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 9:42 · GS 40-49 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:22 · GS 109-108 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:55 · GS 114-111 SAC
- Turnover
Buddy Hield out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · GS 122-117 SAC
📊The numbers
| GS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 19 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
