⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:58 · SAC 41-39 SA
- Winner
De'Aaron Fox hit a 24-foot step back jumper, Domantas Sabonis with the assist
Q4 1:21 · SAC 121-120 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 2:01 · SAC 125-120 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:53 · SAC 114-111 SA
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 2:57 · SAC 116-114 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:18 · SAC 93-90 SA
- Ties it
Victor Wembanyama hit a 2-foot two point shot, Devin Vassell with the assist
Q4 2:53 · SAC 116-116 SA
- Lead
Victor Wembanyama hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:53 · SAC 116-117 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 37 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
