⏱️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
+10Q141-31
+7Q231-21
-1Q335-32
+3Q429-27
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 46 from three
Key battles
1Blocks7
50%Three-point accuracy32%
39Assists24
23Threes made14
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 1:20 · SAC 104-81 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Monk technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:07 · SAC 106-83 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 23 | Threes made | 14 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 39 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
