⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 40
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 8:45 · SAC 77-69 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q3 4:26 · SAC 91-73 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q4 10:23 · SAC 106-82 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 9:41 · SAC 6-17 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 2:01 · SAC 116-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis Technical Foul. Davis's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 5th Team Foul.
Q4 0:21 · SAC 118-105 BOS
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 35 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 40 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
