⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 52
- A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:11 · SAC 13-10 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 2:30 · SAC 95-80 WSH
- Lead
Arron Afflalo hit a jumper
OT 4:41 · SAC 118-116 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Buddy Hield lost ball turnover
Q4 4:22 · SAC 105-103 WSH
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · SAC 109-110 WSH
- Turnover
Darren Collison out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:05 · SAC 122-130 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q4 6:45 · SAC 107-109 WSH
- Winner
Bradley Beal hit a 24-foot three jumper, Markieff Morris with the assist
OT 2:23 · SAC 122-124 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
OT 3:01 · SAC 122-126 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ian Mahinmi misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · SAC 109-109 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:37 · SAC 122-124 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:29 · SAC 122-126 WSH
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
