⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 50- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 6:39 · SAC 36-56 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 3:52 · SAC 42-66 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 11:41 · SAC 50-76 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
