⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+8Q131-22
+9Q232-21
+10Q332-20
-6Q421-27
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight
Key battles
44%Three-point accuracy24%
15Turnovers8
6Steals11
9Points off turnovers15
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
