⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 10
- A 14-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 30 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 34
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 11:00 · SAC 12-2 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 8:15 · SAC 40-34 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 30
Q4 9:11 · SAC 106-76 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Omri Casspi misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:50 · SAC 105-76 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 1:31 · SAC 26-30 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 4:22 · SAC 110-86 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nick Young flagrant foul type 1 (Omri Casspi draws the foul)
Q4 5:50 · SAC 105-76 WSH
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 11 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
