⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
0Q130-30
+3Q227-23
+6Q325-19
-12Q420-30
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 35 free throws to their 22- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 25 from three
Key battles
10Steals4
11Threes made6
44%Three-point accuracy32%
19Points off turnovers13
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
