⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third 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 stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 6:36 · SAC 45-30 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 0:19 · SAC 79-66 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:31 · SAC 50-45 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
