⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21
- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 40
- A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29 in the third 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 7 down to 5 up
Q1 2:55 · SAC 36-31 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 4:35 · SAC 59-45 ATL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29
Q3 7:12 · SAC 96-67 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:15 · SAC 2-8 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 24 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
