⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 37-8 off them- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 41
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 3:43 · SAC 16-14 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 7:28 · SAC 39-28 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Hart misses technical free throw
Q4 6:43 · SAC 106-77 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Marvin Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:43 · SAC 106-77 ATL
- Technical
Marvin Williams technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 6:43 · SAC 106-77 ATL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 37 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
