⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 23-9 off them
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 45
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
- Ties it
John Wall hit a driving layup, Nenê with the assist
Q4 3:00 · WSH 86-86 SAC
- Go-ahead
John Wall hit a layup, Nenê with the assist
Q4 2:00 · WSH 90-89 SAC
- Ties it
Martell Webster hit a jumper, John Wall with the assist
Q4 0:07 · WSH 94-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:49 · WSH 55-49 SAC
- Turnover
Nenê bad pass
Q4 0:25 · WSH 90-91 SAC
- Turnover
Nenê bad pass
Q4 0:00 · WSH 94-96 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Lead
Isaiah Thomas hit a 6-foot two point shot
Q4 2:43 · WSH 86-88 SAC
- Go-ahead
Isaiah Thomas hit a two point shot
Q4 1:09 · WSH 90-91 SAC
- Winner
Isaiah Thomas hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 · WSH 94-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · WSH 88-88 SAC
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
Q4 1:45 · WSH 90-89 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:41 · WSH 90-91 SAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
