⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 24- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 10
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 7:48 · SAC 110-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Georgios Papagiannis and Dragan Bender
Q1 0:14 · SAC 26-25 PHX
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses technical free throw
Q2 3:31 · SAC 45-35 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 0:48 · SAC 97-82 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Marquese Chriss technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:14 · SAC 26-25 PHX
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
