⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
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
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 1:21 · WSH 32-24 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 6:40 · WSH 50-37 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Raul Neto technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:17 · WSH 80-82 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 6:40 · WSH 80-83 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
