⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 28
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 6-point lead to 14
Q1 0:41 · SAC 36-22 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 9:57 · SAC 70-51 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 4:52 · SAC 84-56 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
