⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 37 from three
- A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:01 · WSH 21-11 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q1 4:06 · WSH 27-32 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 8:14 · WSH 99-120 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 22 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 34 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
