⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 36 from three
- A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q3 2:53 · SAC 77-84 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 2:59 · SAC 102-101 ATL
- Go-ahead
DeMarcus Cousins hit a layup
Q4 0:20 · SAC 106-105 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:04 · SAC 27-39 ATL
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
Q4 3:24 · SAC 94-98 ATL
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · SAC 100-101 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 1:39 · SAC 100-101 ATL
- Go-ahead
Dennis Schroder hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:34 · SAC 104-105 ATL
- Go-ahead
Paul Millsap hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:07 · SAC 106-107 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:01 · SAC 93-95 ATL
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · SAC 100-101 ATL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 18 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
