⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41- A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q1 9:12 · SAC 20-6 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:32 · SAC 95-89 MEM
- Missed FT
Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · SAC 95-89 MEM
- Missed FT
Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · SAC 95-89 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 5:43 · SAC 78-60 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:13 · SAC 84-76 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stromile Swift Lost Ball. Stolen by Predrag Stojakovic.
Q4 2:51 · SAC 94-88 MEM
- Turnover
Shane Battier Lost Ball. Stolen by Predrag Stojakovic.
Q4 2:29 · SAC 95-88 MEM
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:58 · SAC 95-88 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 19 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
