⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:50 · SAC 27-21 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Paul Pierce flagrant foul type 1 (Omri Casspi draws the foul)
Q2 3:56 · SAC 47-40 WSH
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
