⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better 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, 55 rebounds to 33- A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29 in the third quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 16 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 8:18 · LAL 17-9 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q1 5:05 · LAL 31-10 SAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29
Q3 9:52 · LAL 84-55 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q3 10:23 · LAL 69-51 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 16
Q3 5:41 · LAL 86-70 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Bibby Technical Foul
Q2 1:07 · LAL 57-41 SAC
- Technical
Chris Webber Technical Foul
Q3 8:03 · LAL 78-55 SAC
- Technical
Peja Stojakovic Technical Foul
Q3 8:03 · LAL 78-55 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
