⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 6:26 · SAC 24-14 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 35 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |








