⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36
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 8-point lead to 17
Q2 1:57 · SAC 56-39 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 9:02 · SAC 76-49 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
