⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 45
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:14 · CHI 15-7 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:27 · CHI 45-44 SAC
- Steal
Ben Gordon stole it from Ron Artest
Q4 2:16 · CHI 88-85 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:54 · CHI 82-80 SAC
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul)
Q4 1:43 · CHI 90-85 SAC
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 1:43 · CHI 90-85 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:58 · CHI 26-26 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:05 · CHI 37-44 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 1:27 · CHI 90-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest bad pass
Q4 2:16 · CHI 88-85 SAC
- Turnover
Ron Artest traveling
OT 3:24 · CHI 90-95 SAC
- Missed FT
Kenny Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:11 · CHI 99-103 SAC
📊The numbers
| CHI | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
