⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:37 · SA 9-0 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 7:49 · SA 23-5 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:56 · SA 43-42 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama traveling
Q4 3:29 · SA 111-119 SAC
- Missed FT
Jeremy Sochan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · SA 115-121 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 1:52 · SA 31-35 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 0:41 · SA 62-68 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Chris Duarte and Jeremy Sochan
Q2 6:22 · SA 43-42 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 33 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
