⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made four threes to their thirteen- Went cold from three, four of 22
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 17
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 4 down to 5 up
Q3 5:51 · SAC 72-67 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:03 · SAC 99-100 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Delon Wright out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:28 · SAC 102-107 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 11:07 · SAC 84-92 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 2:14 · SAC 102-111 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray bad pass
Q4 4:24 · SAC 95-100 SA
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 4:01 · SAC 97-100 SA
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:29 · SAC 99-100 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
