⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 46- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 27-7 off them
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 24
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 10:37 · SAC 11-12 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 2:04 · SAC 38-25 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:15 · SAC 81-56 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 5:48 · SAC 102-87 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
