⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three
- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34
A 15-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 15 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 6:18 · SAC 58-45 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 2:12 · SAC 69-49 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q3 8:08 · SAC 82-53 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 3:50 · SAC 27-30 CHI
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 15
Q4 8:26 · SAC 99-84 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
