⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 9:07 · SAC 41-33 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 5:33 · SAC 106-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Bonzi Wells technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:07 · SAC 41-36 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:15 · SAC 16-23 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:51 · SAC 83-83 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q2 7:07 · SAC 41-36 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
