โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ PHI better than we expected
โผ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three
Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 27
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:34 ยท PHI 26-29 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:37 ยท PHI 72-72 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:28 ยท PHI 103-109 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Kings
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q1 9:10 ยท PHI 9-23 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 10:03 ยท PHI 32-45 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 0:01 ยท PHI 80-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:25 ยท PHI 105-112 SAC
๐The numbers
| PHI | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |








