⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fifteen from three- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 39
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 57
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:00 · SAC 21-13 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 6:31 · SAC 66-55 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 10:44 · SAC 86-76 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brad Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Etan Thomas.
Q4 4:11 · SAC 88-81 WSH
- Turnover
Doug Christie Traveling
Q4 0:00 · SAC 100-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:26 · SAC 26-26 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Gilbert Arenas Technical Foul
Q2 0:14 · SAC 47-46 WSH
- Technical
Kwame Brown Technical Foul
Q3 2:15 · SAC 70-64 WSH
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:43 · SAC 96-88 WSH
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
