⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 25 from three- A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up
Q1 5:40 · SA 39-23 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:51 · SA 69-65 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 2:23 · SA 100-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · SA 127-119 SAC
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · SA 127-119 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 11:44 · SA 43-37 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 3:19 · SA 61-65 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:44 · SA 100-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic bad pass
Q4 4:43 · SA 112-110 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:06 · SA 112-112 SAC
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes turnover
Q4 2:35 · SA 114-112 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
