⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 4:16 · SAC 45-44 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:12 · SAC 73-74 BOS
- Lead
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 26-foot step back jumper, Harrison Barnes with the assist
Q4 2:46 · SAC 105-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:09 · SAC 114-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 8:10 · SAC 61-68 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 8:54 · SAC 89-94 BOS
- Ties it
Jayson Tatum hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:26 · SAC 105-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Williams III out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:54 · SAC 95-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Grant Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SAC 114-111 BOS
- Missed FT
Grant Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SAC 114-111 BOS
📊The numbers
| SAC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
