⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
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 6 down to 2 up
Q3 7:18 · SAC 63-61 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 9:12 · SAC 89-80 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · SAC 92-86 MEM
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · SAC 92-86 MEM
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:14 · SAC 95-89 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 4:11 · SAC 63-69 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
MarShon Brooks bad pass
Q4 4:39 · SAC 87-80 MEM
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul
Q4 1:24 · SAC 92-86 MEM
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover
Q4 1:24 · SAC 92-86 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
