⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, five of 21 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 20-7 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 56
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 10:19 · SAC 12-3 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 8:34 · SAC 37-22 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 4:01 · SAC 97-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Vlade Divac Technical Foul
Q2 4:31 · SAC 37-31 LAL
- Technical
Mike Bibby Technical Foul
Q2 0:04 · SAC 43-39 LAL
- Technical
Jim Jackson Technical Foul
Q4 8:27 · SAC 78-75 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:43 · SAC 37-34 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:31 · SAC 43-42 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass
Q4 2:40 · SAC 95-89 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:45 · SAC 99-91 LAL
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Lost Ball. Stolen by Peja Stojakovic.
Q4 1:12 · SAC 99-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
