⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
-8Q119-29
0Q218-17
-2Q317-19
-13Q427-38
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 41 free throws to their 21- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
7%Three-point accuracy38%
1Threes made5
14Offensive rebounds7
16Free throws made28
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
