⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:05 · SAC 31-32 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q3 1:03 · SAC 90-89 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 7:27 · SAC 103-94 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 3:20 · SAC 23-32 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
