⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 22-10 off them
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 50
Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 21
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:03 · TOR 11-0 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q4 5:39 · TOR 118-87 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 8:09 · TOR 11-10 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 10:16 · TOR 99-80 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |








