⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Celtics 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 7:09 · SAC 46-29 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 2:06 · SAC 82-58 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Antoine Walker Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 6:24 · SAC 39-29 BOS
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q2 6:24 · SAC 39-29 BOS
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
