⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Vlade Divac Double Technical Foul. Samaki Walker gains possession.
Q4 11:07 · SAC 71-84 LAL
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson Lost Ball
Q4 4:03 · SAC 89-95 LAL
- Turnover
Vlade Divac Bad Pass
Q4 0:04 · SAC 99-106 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal 3 second
Q4 2:09 · SAC 91-98 LAL
- Turnover
Rick Fox Bad Pass. Stolen by Vlade Divac.
Q4 0:32 · SAC 95-102 LAL
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · SAC 97-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
