⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 46 from three
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 25-7 off them
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 52
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 3:12 · SAC 38-23 SA
- Steal
Malik Monk stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 0:47 · SAC 116-121 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · SAC 115-121 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:38 · SAC 49-43 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:06 · SAC 72-68 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Castle traveling
Q4 3:24 · SAC 113-115 SA
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:47 · SAC 116-121 SA
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SAC 122-125 SA
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 23 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
