⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 30- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 26-13 off them
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 41 from three
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:16 · SAC 28-30 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q2 1:01 · SAC 57-72 GS
- Winner
Malik Monk hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 0:07 · SAC 124-123 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Lyles out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:09 · SAC 114-119 GS
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · SAC 115-119 GS
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · SAC 118-123 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 0:19 · SAC 29-44 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 2:01 · SAC 48-72 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry offensive foul
Q4 2:50 · SAC 114-119 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 0:44 · SAC 119-123 GS
- Turnover
Draymond Green out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:29 · SAC 122-123 GS
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
