⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 20-7 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:47 · SAC 29-19 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 10:07 · SAC 41-23 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 9:44 · SAC 66-45 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:43 · SAC 43-29 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 0:25 · SAC 82-68 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:19 · SAC 84-72 BKN
📊The numbers
| SAC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
