⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 31
- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 12
- A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 6:06 · SAC 31-19 MEM
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q4 9:45 · SAC 119-96 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q4 5:12 · SAC 128-98 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 11:09 · SAC 49-43 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 5:17 · SAC 61-53 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 22 | Threes made | 12 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 37 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
