⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
- A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q3 8:14 · SAC 60-90 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 25
Q3 3:13 · SAC 81-106 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 29
Q4 9:30 · SAC 90-119 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:43 · SAC 4-13 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q1 0:35 · SAC 22-48 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 38
Q3 1:49 · SAC 81-119 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 25 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 41 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
