⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 10
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 4-point lead to 12
Q3 3:35 · SAC 86-74 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 0:00 · SAC 100-78 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 10:08 · SAC 29-34 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
