⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 25
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 12-point lead to 21
Q3 8:42 · SAC 65-44 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 1:47 · SAC 77-50 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 11:30 · SAC 77-58 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
