⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:22 · SAC 12-10 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 3:20 · SAC 48-32 MEM
- Winner
Mike Bibby made 32 ft three pointer. Assisted by Peja Stojakovic.
Q4 0:00 · SAC 85-82 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Songaila Lost Ball. Stolen by Shane Battier.
Q4 2:53 · SAC 81-77 MEM
- Turnover
Brian Skinner Traveling
Q4 2:10 · SAC 81-77 MEM
- Missed FT
Brian Skinner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:45 · SAC 82-80 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 10:48 · SAC 4-10 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:52 · SAC 81-80 MEM
- Ties it
Earl Watson made driving layup.
Q4 0:58 · SAC 82-82 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
