Monday night’s game was a battle against supremely contrasting styles of basketball: the San Antonio Spurs’ methodical (dare I say slow?) approach to the game versus the Sacramento Kings, the second-fastest team in the NBA in terms of pace.
It should come as no surprise that the Kings ended up scoring 20 fastbreak points to the Spurs nine. What should come as a surprise, however, is that the experienced Spurs faltered down the stretch while the young Kings looked poised and took advantage of the Spurs’ mistakes.
The Kings went on a 10-0 run near the end of the fourth quarter – mostly from poor shot-selection and turnovers by the Spurs – breaking a 90-90 tie and putting the game out of reach for good.