⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q3 10:59 · CHI 59-56 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach LaVine technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:42 · CHI 75-87 SAC
- Technical
Jim Boylen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:41 · CHI 75-88 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:09 · CHI 0-9 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 6:52 · CHI 33-44 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:17 · CHI 69-76 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
