⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+9Q125-18
-4Q225-29
+4Q323-21
-6Q416-22
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
9Free throws made18
22%Three-point accuracy36%
11Offensive rebounds15
20Assists15
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
