⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
Q1 0:57 · LAL 27-23 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 7:39 · LAL 98-95 SAC
- Lead
Jumaine Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 1:19 · LAL 105-102 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Offensive Foul
Q4 3:15 · LAL 100-99 SAC
- Missed FT
Brian Cook missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · LAL 106-105 SAC
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Predrag Stojakovic.
Q4 0:35 · LAL 106-105 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · LAL 0-8 SAC
- Ties it
Doug Christie made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brad Miller.
Q4 1:35 · LAL 102-102 SAC
- Ties it
Mike Bibby made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Webber.
Q4 1:04 · LAL 105-105 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brad Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Chucky Atkins.
Q4 3:17 · LAL 100-99 SAC
- Flagrant
Doug Christie Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 0:52 · LAL 105-105 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |






