⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:24 · SAC 12-6 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:41 · SAC 20-9 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · SAC 83-78 ORL
- Turnover
Jimmer Fredette turnover
Q4 0:55 · SAC 84-78 ORL
- Missed FT
Thomas Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · SAC 85-78 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 7:47 · SAC 54-59 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
