โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ WSH better than we expected
โผ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of sixteen from three
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:41 ยท WSH 43-30 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 ยท WSH 112-105 SAC

Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:33 ยท WSH 113-106 SAC
๐The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |








