⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 22
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 7:35 · SAC 39-44 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Peja Stojakovic Technical Foul
Q2 1:16 · SAC 46-49 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 8:08 · SAC 7-23 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Pau Gasol Technical Foul
Q2 1:02 · SAC 46-50 MEM
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul
Q2 0:54 · SAC 47-50 MEM
- Technical
James Posey Technical Foul
Q4 5:52 · SAC 92-82 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
