⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+2Q129-26
+11Q237-25
-16Q321-35
-3Q419-20
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- They went cold, one of nine from three
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 28-12 off them
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
53%Three-point accuracy11%
8Threes made1
12Points off turnovers28
9Offensive rebounds17
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
