⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:04 · MEM 19-8 SAC
- Steal
Xavier Tillman stole it from Domantas Sabonis
Q4 2:46 · MEM 94-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scotty Pippen Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · MEM 92-90 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:40 · MEM 44-42 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 7:10 · MEM 62-67 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 2:30 · MEM 94-103 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis lost ball turnover
Q4 2:46 · MEM 94-95 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
