⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, no of eleven from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 2:56 · SAC 32-19 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 9:33 · SAC 70-55 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 0:01 · SAC 86-74 MEM
- Missed FT
Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:33 · SAC 98-93 MEM
- Turnover
Vlade Divac Bad Pass. Stolen by Stromile Swift.
Q4 1:07 · SAC 103-96 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:17 · SAC 99-94 MEM
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · SAC 103-98 MEM
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · SAC 103-98 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
