⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 35- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 8:11 · SAC 18-8 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 5:00 · SAC 44-38 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 10:07 · SAC 95-79 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:45 · SAC 24-22 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
