⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 28- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 17
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 11:42 · SAC 65-51 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 3:21 · SAC 87-68 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 6:41 · SAC 110-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:12 · SAC 65-51 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
