⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 21 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, nine of seventeen from three- Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25
- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 64
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 7:54 · WSH 21-8 SAC
- Lead
Kirk Hinrich hit a 19-foot jumper, John Wall with the assist
OT 4:41 · WSH 128-126 SAC
- Winner
Nick Young hit a 24-foot three jumper, Rashard Lewis with the assist
OT 3:32 · WSH 131-128 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis bad pass
Q4 0:11 · WSH 125-121 SAC
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · WSH 126-124 SAC
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:15 · WSH 135-133 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:43 · WSH 48-51 SAC
- Ties it
Pooh Jeter hit a layup
Q4 0:03 · WSH 126-126 SAC
- Ties it
Francisco Garcia hit a 19-foot jumper, DeMarcus Cousins with the assist
OT 4:24 · WSH 128-128 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
Q4 1:54 · WSH 115-109 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · WSH 125-119 SAC
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
OT 0:05 · WSH 135-133 SAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
