⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 25
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 18
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 4:42 · WSH 27-16 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 2:34 · WSH 91-72 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:55 · WSH 108-101 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
