⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their nine
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 15-point lead to 23
Q2 11:22 · SAC 39-16 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:10 · SAC 89-77 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
