⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the third 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 9:07 · SAC 65-50 ATL
- Steal
Omri Casspi stole it from Paul Millsap
Q4 0:03 · SAC 90-88 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Omri Casspi lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · SAC 83-80 ATL
- Missed FT
Omri Casspi misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:01 · SAC 84-82 ATL
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · SAC 90-88 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:02 · SAC 74-71 ATL
- Ties it
Dennis Schroder hit a 26-foot three jumper, Kyle Korver with the assist
Q4 0:28 · SAC 88-88 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 4:33 · SAC 83-80 ATL
- Turnover
Paul Millsap lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · SAC 90-88 ATL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
