⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
0Q128-27
+2Q227-25
+11Q329-16
-2Q421-23
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 22
Key battles
5Fast break points22
4Threes made7
80Rebounds58
10Blocks7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Francisco Garcia misses technical free throw
Q4 9:41 · SAC 86-72 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Anderson misses technical free throw
Q4 11:49 · SAC 84-68 CHA
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 80 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
