⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 3:26 · SAC 23-18 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 3:43 · SAC 47-32 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 11:46 · SAC 56-36 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Webber Technical Foul
Q1 4:25 · SAC 13-15 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
