⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:33 · WSH 14-6 SAC
- Steal
Brendan Haywood stole it from Spencer Hawes
Q4 2:18 · WSH 86-82 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · WSH 86-82 SAC
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · WSH 92-84 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes lost ball
Q4 2:18 · WSH 86-82 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 0:35 · WSH 92-84 SAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
