⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 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
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first 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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:03 · SAC 20-14 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 1:57 · SAC 32-18 LAC
- Steal
Ime Udoka stole it from Chris Kaman
Q4 1:39 · SAC 91-90 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SAC 97-92 LAC
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SAC 97-92 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:15 · SAC 2-8 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden bad pass
Q4 3:42 · SAC 89-85 LAC
- Turnover
Chris Kaman bad pass
Q4 1:39 · SAC 91-90 LAC
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
