⏱️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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 4:09 · SAC 32-21 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 3:49 · SAC 55-43 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
George Karl technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:46 · SAC 48-40 MEM
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses technical free throw
Q3 9:48 · SAC 62-54 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:52 · SAC 45-40 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:42 · SAC 62-58 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach Randolph technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:48 · SAC 62-54 MEM
- Technical
David Joerger technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:33 · SAC 81-77 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
