⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 46
- A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28 in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:46 · SA 48-44 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 4:16 · SA 67-59 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q4 8:45 · SA 131-103 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses technical free throw
Q3 10:16 · SA 78-70 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul
Q3 10:16 · SA 78-70 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 33 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
