⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 12 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
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 22 rebounds to 12- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 25
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
- Steal
John Salmons stole it from Caron Butler
Q4 1:28 · SAC 101-106 WSH
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Antonio Daniels
Q4 0:21 · SAC 105-110 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Mikki Moore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:26 · SAC 68-56 WSH
- Technical
Mikki Moore technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 7:26 · SAC 68-56 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 7:05 · SAC 13-19 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 2:09 · SAC 79-87 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler bad pass
Q4 1:28 · SAC 101-106 WSH
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels bad pass
Q4 0:21 · SAC 105-110 WSH
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
