⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 5:50 · SAC 24-15 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:22 · SAC 92-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q1 10:08 · SAC 5-7 WSH
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:20 · SAC 77-86 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:00 · SAC 40-39 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 9:00 · SAC 66-71 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
