⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:02 · SAC 43-45 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:40 · SAC 78-80 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 11:07 · SAC 92-86 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 2:29 · SAC 23-35 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
James Harden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:21 · SAC 91-86 BKN
📊The numbers
| SAC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
