⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their fourteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 9:11 · GS 50-30 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 4:57 · GS 125-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · GS 96-83 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 1:34 · GS 61-54 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Trey Lyles technical foul
Q4 12:00 · GS 96-83 SAC
📊The numbers
| GS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 22 | Threes made | 14 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 35 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
