⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 33 from three- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:19 · SAC 8-2 PHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 4:58 · SAC 28-15 PHI
- Go-ahead
Buddy Hield hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:54 · SAC 104-103 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · SAC 111-108 PHI
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · SAC 114-108 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:10 · SAC 91-91 PHI
- Go-ahead
Jimmy Butler hit a driving layup
Q4 2:34 · SAC 104-105 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
