Numbers crunch: Kings win their first road game of the season
A statistical look at the Kings’ 97-91 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.
▪ 2: Teams the Kings have held to fewer than 100 points this season.
▪ 3: Blocked shots by Kings power forward DeMarcus Cousins, which equals his season-high.
Kings vs. Magic: DeMarcus Cousins scores 29 points and grabs 12 rebounds as the Kings defeat the Magic 97-91. https://t.co/FiAo93OhYP
— NBA Breaking News (@NBABNN) November 22, 2015▪ 5: Road games it took for the Kings to get their first win. Last season that number was three. The Kings still have two more games left of this five-game trip.
▪ 8: Free-throw attempts by the Magic.
▪ 8: Unanswered points by the Magic in the fourth quarter. Read a story about how first-year Orlando coach Scott Skiles is improving the Magic.
▪ 8: Points by Kings center Kosta Koufos during a 22-2 third-quarter run.
▪ 9: Assists by Kings guard Rajon Rondo.
Rajon Rondo with steal, assist as @SacramentoKings lead @OrlandoMagic after 1st qtr WATCH: https://t.co/exEUto0JAz pic.twitter.com/34eiZGK05W
— NBA.com (@NBAcom) November 21, 2015▪ 11: Points and rebounds by Kings reserve Omri Casspi.
▪ 11: Starting lineups used by the Kings in 14 games this season.
▪ 13: Free throws made by Cousins in 15 attempts.
▪ 14: Turnovers by the Kings, almost three less than their season average.
▪ 36: Points by the Kings bench.
▪ 42: Game-high minutes played by Rondo.
▪ 90.3: Free-throw percentage by the Kings (28 of 31).
Compiled by Jeff Caraska
This story was originally published November 21, 2015 at 6:57 PM with the headline "Numbers crunch: Kings win their first road game of the season."