⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better 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, 32 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-16 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 0
- A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the third quarter
- Made eleven threes to their 22
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q3 2:30 · SAC 87-85 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q4 8:50 · SAC 105-99 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 2:53 · SAC 119-113 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:32 · SAC 9-16 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 10:03 · SAC 92-99 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:24 · SAC 105-107 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 4:59 · SAC 105-107 GS
- Turnover
Quinten Post offensive foul
Q4 1:20 · SAC 117-113 GS
- Turnover
Quinten Post turnover
Q4 1:20 · SAC 117-113 GS
📊The numbers
| SAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 22 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
