⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 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
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 33-12 off them
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 47
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 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 11-point lead to 19
Q3 8:33 · SAC 69-50 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 1:15 · SAC 59-48 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 3:34 · SAC 83-67 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:25 · SAC 92-81 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jacque Vaughn Technical Foul
Q2 5:45 · SAC 49-29 ATL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
