⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven- Lost the glass, 44 rebounds to 56
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 6:00 · SAC 37-33 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:23 · SAC 49-37 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest bad pass
Q4 4:13 · SAC 76-70 CHI
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · SAC 82-75 CHI
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SAC 85-77 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
