⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:54 · SAC 12-8 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 4:11 · SAC 77-62 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:25 · SAC 95-87 MEM
- Turnover
Mikki Moore lost ball
Q4 1:20 · SAC 95-89 MEM
- Turnover
Beno Udrih lost ball
Q4 1:02 · SAC 95-89 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:50 · SAC 92-85 MEM
- Steal
O.J. Mayo stole it from Mikki Moore
Q4 1:20 · SAC 95-89 MEM
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Beno Udrih
Q4 1:02 · SAC 95-89 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Quinton Ross misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · SAC 95-87 MEM
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo turnover
Q4 1:15 · SAC 95-89 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay turnover
Q4 0:26 · SAC 97-91 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
