⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 29
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 8:08 · WSH 21-11 SAC
- Winner
Will Riley hit a 25-foot threeer, Skal Labissiere with the assist
Q4 2:07 · WSH 111-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Keefe technical foul
Q2 11:39 · WSH 23-14 SAC
- Turnover
Sharife Cooper lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · WSH 115-112 SAC
- Missed FT
Sharife Cooper misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · WSH 115-112 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:07 · WSH 46-41 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 10:07 · WSH 95-97 SAC
- Steal
Isaiah Stevens stole it from Sharife Cooper
Q4 0:12 · WSH 115-112 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Maxime Raynaud misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · WSH 111-109 SAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |









