⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:06 · SAC 42-38 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 7:16 · SAC 71-62 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Tolliver bad pass
Q4 3:16 · SAC 85-84 MEM
- Turnover
Garrett Temple Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:32 · SAC 89-90 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:02 · SAC 87-86 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
