⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twenty
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 25
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 24-10 off them
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 19
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:54 · SAC 38-36 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · SAC 120-113 BKN
- Goaltend
Precious Achiuwa defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:18 · SAC 121-120 BKN
- Missed FT
Maxime Raynaud misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · SAC 125-122 BKN

Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:50 · SAC 16-22 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nolan Traore steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:06 · SAC 125-122 BKN
📊The numbers
| SAC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |








