⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third 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 Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 52- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 33 from three
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
Q1 4:57 · SAC 23-21 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 11:23 · SAC 41-31 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 6:29 · SAC 61-41 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Monk traveling
Q4 1:09 · SAC 124-127 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 3:56 · SAC 61-49 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Vassell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:55 · SAC 124-125 SA
- Turnover
Malaki Branham bad pass
Q4 0:07 · SAC 129-129 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 39 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
