⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE 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 Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Ties it
Keon Clark made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Q4 0:57 · SAC 14-14 CLE
- Winner
Damon Jones made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hidayet Turkoglu.
Q4 0:19 · SAC 17-14 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keon Clark Lost Ball. Stolen by Carlos Boozer.
Q4 1:24 · SAC 12-12 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Jumaine Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
Q4 1:47 · SAC 12-12 CLE
- Lead
Smush Parker made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:22 · SAC 12-14 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeSagana Diop Bad Pass. Stolen by Hidayet Turkoglu.
Q4 4:18 · SAC 4-6 CLE
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:01 · SAC 6-6 CLE
- Turnover
Jumaine Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Keon Clark.
Q4 0:37 · SAC 14-14 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
