⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 36
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 51
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 4-point lead to 14
Q1 1:13 · SAC 46-32 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 0:19 · SAC 87-72 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 5:20 · SAC 126-116 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:49 · SAC 129-123 MEM
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:49 · SAC 129-123 MEM
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · SAC 136-128 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:47 · SAC 75-72 MEM
- Steal
Jake LaRavia stole it from DeMar DeRozan
Q4 0:08 · SAC 136-128 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Bane bad pass
Q4 3:36 · SAC 126-120 MEM
- Turnover
Desmond Bane bad pass
Q4 2:35 · SAC 130-123 MEM
- Missed FT
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:36 · SAC 130-124 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 21 | Threes made | 17 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
