⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 8:24 · SAC 14-6 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 10:00 · SAC 66-63 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 6:46 · SAC 102-97 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:37 · SAC 102-99 WSH
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · SAC 110-109 WSH
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · SAC 113-112 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 0:04 · SAC 28-36 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:30 · SAC 113-112 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · SAC 110-109 WSH
- Turnover
Markieff Morris traveling
Q4 0:09 · SAC 111-109 WSH
- Turnover
Jeff Green out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:02 · SAC 114-112 WSH
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
