⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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 dragged them back level
Q4 9:56 · SAC 84-84 WSH
- Ties it
John Salmons hit a 23-foot three jumper, DeMarcus Cousins with the assist
Q4 1:13 · SAC 94-94 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes bad pass
Q4 3:54 · SAC 86-91 WSH
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · SAC 94-94 WSH
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SAC 95-94 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 4:48 · SAC 44-51 WSH
- Lead
Martell Webster hit a 25-foot three jumper, John Wall with the assist
Q4 1:27 · SAC 91-94 WSH
- Steal
John Wall stole it from DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 0:31 · SAC 94-94 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:52 · SAC 94-94 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · SAC 94-94 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · SAC 94-94 WSH
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
