⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of twenty from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 2:47 · SAC 21-20 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 4:30 · SAC 47-42 LAL
- Lead
Chris Webber made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doug Christie.
OT 4:45 · SAC 102-100 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:28 · SAC 86-89 LAL
- Turnover
Hidayet Turkoglu Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
OT 0:50 · SAC 106-108 LAL
- Turnover
Doug Christie Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry.
OT 0:06 · SAC 106-112 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:26 · SAC 10-15 LAL
- Go-ahead
Robert Horry made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 1:30 · SAC 94-96 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
OT 1:51 · SAC 106-112 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Lost Ball. Stolen by Doug Christie.
Q4 4:11 · SAC 87-89 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:46 · SAC 96-97 LAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · SAC 98-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
