⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 11:38 · SAC 36-24 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 0:00 · SAC 63-40 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 0:58 · SAC 122-107 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 8:05 · SAC 68-58 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 0:10 · SAC 87-74 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Garrison Mathews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:35 · SAC 119-107 ATL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
