⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 seventeen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 38 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 56
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 3:58 · GS 60-44 SAC
- Winner
Brandin Podziemski hit a 24-foot threeer, Stephen Curry with the assist
Q4 1:52 · GS 107-104 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 2:38 · GS 109-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Seth Curry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:15 · GS 101-101 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Anthony Melton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · GS 109-105 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:22 · GS 85-85 SAC
- Lead
Doug McDermott hit a 22-foot three jumper, Dylan Cardwell with the assist
Q4 2:53 · GS 101-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Doug McDermott bad pass turnover
Q4 1:25 · GS 109-104 SAC
- Missed FT
Killian Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · GS 109-104 SAC
📊The numbers
| GS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
