⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
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 8:47 · SAC 10-9 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 8:22 · SAC 91-89 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 0:04 · SAC 111-104 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia bad pass
Q4 4:46 · SAC 93-91 LAL
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · SAC 97-102 LAL
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas bad pass
OT 2:55 · SAC 107-104 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:58 · SAC 19-23 LAL
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 22-foot jumper
Q4 2:12 · SAC 95-97 LAL
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 1:08 · SAC 97-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (Kenny Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 0:22 · SAC 98-102 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 0:22 · SAC 98-102 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
OT 2:06 · SAC 109-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
