⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 30
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q1 3:55 · BKN 32-22 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nic Claxton flagrant foul type 1
Q4 3:28 · BKN 87-100 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:08 · BKN 9-12 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 9:53 · BKN 60-63 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 8:49 · BKN 85-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Monk technical foul
Q3 2:31 · BKN 71-77 SAC
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 3:28 · BKN 87-101 SAC
📊The numbers
| BKN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
