⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:06 · LAL 68-73 SAC
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike Bibby.
Q4 4:26 · LAL 86-94 SAC
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass
Q4 4:18 · LAL 86-94 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q1 0:52 · LAL 20-43 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 4:20 · LAL 86-94 SAC
- Turnover
Vlade Divac Lost Ball
Q4 3:00 · LAL 88-94 SAC
- Missed FT
Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · LAL 97-98 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
