⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 29-14 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 38
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 0:31 · WSH 41-29 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - John Wall and Isaiah Thomas
Q2 1:00 · WSH 65-59 SAC
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 4:24 · WSH 101-104 SAC
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 2:40 · WSH 103-108 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Marcus Thornton stole it from Jordan Crawford
Q4 2:40 · WSH 103-108 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 3:30 · WSH 103-112 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:54 · WSH 84-80 SAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
