⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Spurs 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 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:01 · SAC 16-8 SA
- Steal
Buddy Hield stole it from Bryn Forbes
Q4 0:00 · SAC 121-114 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:07 · SAC 121-114 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:15 · SAC 25-23 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bryn Forbes lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · SAC 121-114 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
