⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 51 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 26-16 off them
- Made four threes to their ten
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 in the fourth 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 7-point lead to 15
Q2 10:48 · SAC 40-25 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · SAC 102-96 TOR
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses technical free throw
Q4 0:25 · SAC 105-99 TOR
- Goaltend
Travis Outlaw defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:12 · SAC 109-101 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:25 · SAC 27-23 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:59 · SAC 96-85 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:50 · SAC 98-93 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · SAC 102-95 TOR
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry offensive foul (Ben McLemore draws the foul)
Q4 0:25 · SAC 105-99 TOR
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry turnover
Q4 0:25 · SAC 105-99 TOR
📊The numbers
| SAC | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 41 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
