⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their five- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in overtime
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 57
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 0:00 · SAC 34-33 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:12 · SAC 64-58 MEM
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
OT 3:18 · SAC 124-112 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Omri Casspi turnover
Q4 0:26 · SAC 108-108 MEM
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
OT 4:18 · SAC 110-110 MEM
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:18 · SAC 110-112 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 9:03 · SAC 64-68 MEM
- Ties it
Rudy Gay hit a 24-foot three jumper, Marc Gasol with the assist
Q4 0:36 · SAC 108-108 MEM
- Lead
Zach Randolph hit a 17-foot two point shot
Q4 0:06 · SAC 108-110 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph 3 second
Q4 4:48 · SAC 94-94 MEM
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 0:01 · SAC 110-110 MEM
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
OT 0:58 · SAC 118-112 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
