⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 7 down to 3 up
Q3 7:50 · SAC 62-59 MEM
- Lead
Kevin Martin hit a layup, Anthony Johnson with the assist
OT 4:24 · SAC 100-98 MEM
- Ties it
Brad Miller hit a 9-foot jumper
OT 1:14 · SAC 104-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
OT 1:52 · SAC 102-102 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
OT 1:52 · SAC 102-102 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 0:32 · SAC 105-104 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:34 · SAC 23-26 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:45 · SAC 87-87 MEM
- Lead
Rudy Gay hit a slam dunk
OT 1:27 · SAC 102-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darko Milicic offensive foul (Anthony Johnson draws the foul)
Q4 1:08 · SAC 98-96 MEM
- Turnover
Darko Milicic turnover
Q4 1:08 · SAC 98-96 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball
OT 0:57 · SAC 105-104 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
