⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good 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 8-point lead to 16
Q3 0:53 · WSH 89-73 SAC
- Winner
Gilbert Arenas hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · WSH 104-103 SAC
- Ties it
Gilbert Arenas hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · WSH 103-103 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Ruffin bad pass
Q4 1:15 · WSH 102-103 SAC
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · WSH 104-103 SAC
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · WSH 108-106 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:22 · WSH 2-9 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:58 · WSH 95-92 SAC
- Go-ahead
Mike Bibby hit a 25-foot three jumper, Brad Miller with the assist
Q4 1:35 · WSH 102-103 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest traveling
Q4 2:05 · WSH 100-100 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby lost ball
Q4 0:27 · WSH 104-103 SAC
- Turnover
John Salmons traveling
Q4 0:13 · WSH 105-103 SAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
