⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three
They went cold, three of fifteen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:23 · LAL 15-8 SAC
- Lead
Kobe Bryant made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Q4 2:36 · LAL 96-94 SAC
- Lead
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:38 · LAL 98-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:45 · LAL 92-94 SAC
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:55 · LAL 96-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:55 · LAL 96-97 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:09 · LAL 15-16 SAC
- Ties it
Anthony Peeler made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Q4 2:03 · LAL 96-96 SAC
- Winner
Mike Bibby made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
Q4 1:29 · LAL 98-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Doug Christie Technical Foul
Q2 5:07 · LAL 43-39 SAC
- Flagrant
Gerald Wallace Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 1:57 · LAL 48-46 SAC
- Turnover
Vlade Divac 3 second
Q4 3:23 · LAL 94-94 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 12 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |









