⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 twenty threes to their eleven- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the second 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q2 8:22 · SAC 56-40 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 4:38 · SAC 64-42 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 8:56 · SAC 91-63 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chimezie Metu technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · SAC 73-54 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q4 3:49 · SAC 139-114 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 20 | Threes made | 11 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 39 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
