⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 8 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
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:22 · SAC 22-21 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:59 · SAC 95-97 TOR
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 0:23 · SAC 99-103 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- Steal
Jermaine O'Neal stole it from John Salmons
Q4 0:23 · SAC 99-103 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
