NBA number crunch: Kings can’t slow down Spurs

A statistical look at the Kings 104-94 loss to the Spurs on Saturday:

8: Kings turnovers in the third quarter.

8: Consecutive wins by the Spurs.

8: Assists by the Kings’ Rajon Rondo, his fewest since a Feb. 1 home loss to Milwaukee.

10: Advantage in assists the Spurs (31) had over the Kings (21).

10: Advantage in points in the paint by the Kings (58) over the Spurs (48).

11: Third-quarter points by the Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard.

16: Points by the Kings’ Quincy Acy.

18: Advantage in points by the Kings starters (68) over the Spurs (50).

19: Fewer points scored by the Kings in the third quarter (13) than the second (32).

22: Season-high points on 8-of-11 shooting by the Spurs’ Manu Ginobili in 15 minutes. He had been sidelined since Feb. 4.

28: Advantage in points by the Spurs’ bench (54) over the Kings (26).

30: Home wins by the Spurs this season in as many games.

31: Game-high points by the Kings’ DeMarcus Cousins.

31: Season-high minutes played by Acy, who started.

40: Combined turnovers by the Spurs (21) and Kings (19).

8,027: Career points by Cousins, who entered the game with 7,996.

Compiled by Jeff Caraska

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This story was originally published March 5, 2016 at 8:33 PM with the headline "NBA number crunch: Kings can’t slow down Spurs."