⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:29 · CHI 18-13 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 2:25 · CHI 74-81 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 2:46 · CHI 86-108 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
