⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 52
Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 74
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a driving layup, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 0:22 · WSH 119-119 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · WSH 113-119 SAC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · WSH 113-119 SAC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:00 · WSH 119-121 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- Winner
De'Aaron Fox hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:01 · WSH 119-121 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Buddy Hield lost ball turnover
Q4 3:32 · WSH 108-112 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:46 · WSH 115-119 SAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |








