⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 10:38 · SAC 15-5 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:59 · SAC 51-36 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 2:57 · SAC 59-38 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:20 · SAC 98-94 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:50 · SAC 70-63 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:31 · SAC 90-89 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
