⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 8:55 · MEM 16-8 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 8:43 · MEM 46-39 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:12 · MEM 101-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · MEM 101-106 SAC
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:01 · MEM 109-111 SAC
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:01 · MEM 108-111 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:14 · MEM 5-8 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:50 · MEM 46-47 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:39 · MEM 51-57 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:15 · MEM 101-104 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 0:25 · MEM 103-108 SAC
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MEM 105-108 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
