⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 29 free throws to their ten- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 27-16 off them
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 32 from three
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:46 · SAC 55-62 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:17 · SAC 96-97 MEM
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from Shelvin Mack
Q4 1:19 · SAC 96-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:59 · SAC 86-92 MEM
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:59 · SAC 86-92 MEM
- Goaltend
Buddy Hield defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:00 · SAC 102-99 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 2:21 · SAC 20-30 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 7:25 · SAC 29-48 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 6:41 · SAC 55-70 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol offensive foul
Q4 2:50 · SAC 91-95 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol turnover
Q4 2:50 · SAC 91-95 MEM
- Turnover
Shelvin Mack bad pass
Q4 1:19 · SAC 96-97 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
