A night of firsts as Kings host Spurs at Golden 1 Center
A statistical look at the Kings’ first regular-season game at Golden 1 Center, a 102-94 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday:
1: Regular-season game at Golden 1 Center. More firsts below.
Category | Done by |
Tip-off | Kings |
Shot | DeMarcus Cousins, Kings (miss) |
Basket | Cousins (layup) |
Free throw | Cousins |
3-pointer made | Kawhi Leonard, Spurs |
Rebound | LaMarcus Aldridge, Spurs |
Assist | Rudy Gay, Kings |
Steal | Arron Afflalo, Kings |
Foul | Kosta Koufos, Kings (offensive) |
Turnover | Kyle Anderson, Spurs |
The first basket in @Golden1Center history belongs to @boogiecousins! #SacramentoProud #TheresNoPlaceLikeHome https://t.co/ppdDzB9kbD
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) October 28, 2016
6: 3-pointers made by each team. The Kings were 6 of 20 (30 percent), the Spurs 6 of 18 (33.3 percent).
5: Steals for Leonard, a game high.
8: Blocked shots for the Spurs. The Kings didn’t have any.
9: Consecutive missed shots by the Kings in the third quarter, allowing the Spurs to take the lead.
11: Largest lead of the game. Both teams led by this amount at some point.
16: Rebounds for Cousins, a game high.
37: Points for Cousins, a game high.
37: Second-half points for the Kings. The Spurs scored 49 after the break.
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— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) October 28, 2016
38: Free throws attempted by the Kings, who made 32.
40: Total rebounds for each team.
Compiled by Noel Harris
This story was originally published October 27, 2016 at 11:39 PM with the headline "A night of firsts as Kings host Spurs at Golden 1 Center."