⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:08 · ATL 20-23 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |









