⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third 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
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 6:13 · LAL 20-10 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 7:11 · LAL 77-63 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Stanislav Medvedenko Double Technical Foul. Lawrence Funderburke gains possession.
Q2 0:05 · LAL 54-52 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:49 · LAL 48-52 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mateen Cleaves Technical Foul
Q2 0:36 · LAL 50-52 SAC
- Technical
Doug Christie Technical Foul
Q3 6:50 · LAL 73-63 SAC
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 2:58 · LAL 98-90 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
