⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 25- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 8:15 · LAL 41-37 SAC
- Lead
Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · LAL 93-92 SAC
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:54 · LAL 95-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:24 · LAL 89-90 SAC
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · LAL 92-92 SAC
- Missed FT
Robert Horry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · LAL 105-102 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 11:32 · LAL 28-35 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 1:39 · LAL 51-56 SAC
- Lead
Lawrence Funderburke made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:06 · LAL 93-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Webber Technical Foul
Q1 8:56 · LAL 6-5 SAC
- Turnover
Chris Webber Offensive Foul
Q4 3:06 · LAL 90-92 SAC
- Turnover
Chris Webber Foul
Q4 3:06 · LAL 90-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
