⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+3Q134-28
+2Q231-27
-1Q326-24
-3Q426-28
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 35
Key battles
10Free throws made26
9Blocks3
3Threes made7
25Offensive rebounds15
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
