⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 48 free throws to their 31- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 44
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:44 · SAC 15-7 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 6:56 · SAC 89-71 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons traveling
Q4 3:39 · SAC 102-94 BOS
- Turnover
Brad Miller bad pass
Q4 3:06 · SAC 102-97 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 2:56 · SAC 102-97 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Kevin Martin
Q4 2:56 · SAC 102-97 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes offensive foul (Francisco Garcia draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · SAC 102-94 BOS
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes turnover
Q4 4:43 · SAC 102-94 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (Brad Miller draws the foul)
Q4 3:53 · SAC 102-94 BOS
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
