⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of twelve from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:25 · WSH 45-31 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 9:03 · WSH 97-86 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Songaila 3 second
Q4 1:44 · WSH 105-97 SAC
- Turnover
Dominic McGuire offensive foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)
Q4 1:17 · WSH 105-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · WSH 106-104 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:08 · WSH 70-65 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · WSH 105-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · WSH 105-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · WSH 105-100 SAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
