⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 39 from three
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:16 · WSH 20-17 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 4:26 · WSH 53-42 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 9:39 · WSH 68-60 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Justin Champagnie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · WSH 116-111 SAC
- Missed FT
Justin Champagnie misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · WSH 116-111 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:04 · WSH 53-52 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Keon Ellis flopping technical foul
Q3 9:12 · WSH 64-60 SAC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Malik Monk and Tristan Vukcevic
Q4 6:10 · WSH 101-93 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:13 · WSH 111-106 SAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
