⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their twenty- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 4:41 · SAC 73-58 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia lost ball
Q4 2:47 · SAC 93-86 ORL
- Missed FT
Francisco Garcia misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · SAC 98-91 ORL
- Missed FT
Francisco Garcia misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · SAC 98-91 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Steal
Jameer Nelson stole it from Francisco Garcia
Q4 2:47 · SAC 93-86 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:05 · SAC 96-88 ORL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
