⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their twelve
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:49 · SAC 16-9 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 7:18 · SAC 70-58 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih traveling
Q4 0:40 · SAC 98-93 TOR
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · SAC 99-94 TOR
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SAC 102-98 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 4:15 · SAC 48-42 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Delfino misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · SAC 89-83 TOR
- Turnover
Carlos Delfino bad pass
Q4 2:21 · SAC 94-91 TOR
- Missed FT
Carlos Delfino misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · SAC 98-93 TOR
📊The numbers
| SAC | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
