⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
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 8-point lead to 17
Q3 8:19 · SAC 63-46 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 5:13 · SAC 74-51 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q2 6:11 · SAC 36-27 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 0:58 · SAC 78-63 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
