⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 25
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q1 0:20 · SAC 25-34 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Bibby Technical Foul
Q1 5:58 · SAC 7-20 LAL
- Technical
Chris Webber Double Technical Foul. Rick Fox gains possession.
Q1 2:26 · SAC 12-28 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:32 · SAC 3-14 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 7:07 · SAC 7-24 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 6:24 · SAC 74-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Devean George Technical Foul
Q2 4:48 · SAC 34-51 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
