⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their thirteen- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
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 1-point lead to 11
Q1 1:47 · SAC 37-26 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 8:10 · SAC 83-71 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 0:32 · SAC 100-86 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Jake LaRavia technical foul
Q4 3:42 · SAC 121-109 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Bane technical foul
Q4 10:53 · SAC 102-88 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 20 | Threes made | 13 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 35 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
