⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
-2Q126-28
+7Q234-27
+8Q324-21
-4Q421-25
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- They went cold, two of fourteen from three
- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
40%Three-point accuracy14%
8Threes made2
25Free throws made15
9Offensive rebounds14
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
