⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+8Q135-24
+2Q221-17
+1Q327-23
+4Q430-25
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 19-6 off them
- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
Key battles
7Steals1
19Points off turnovers6
5Blocks1
14Offensive rebounds7
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
