⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 26 from three
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 8:55 · SAC 36-22 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 6:42 · SAC 73-47 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q3 4:19 · SAC 83-51 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses technical free throw
Q2 1:14 · SAC 50-36 GS
- Technical
Harry Giles III technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:06 · SAC 92-71 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13
Q4 2:46 · SAC 111-98 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Kerr technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:14 · SAC 49-36 GS
- Technical
Steve Kerr technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:14 · SAC 50-36 GS
- Technical
Willie Cauley-Stein technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:42 · SAC 65-47 GS
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
