⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 5:16 · WSH 42-49 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:00 · WSH 87-97 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23
Q2 1:14 · WSH 44-67 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jim Jackson Technical Foul
Q4 5:03 · WSH 84-97 SAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
