⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to four
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 took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 6:08 · SAC 20-16 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:57 · SAC 56-62 TOR

Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 7:11 · SAC 60-80 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |








