⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 21-13 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:35 · SAC 12-2 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 7:27 · SAC 22-6 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 1:08 · SAC 93-82 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Huerter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:32 · SAC 110-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q1 6:08 · SAC 22-14 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
