⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
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 stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 11:10 · LAL 61-42 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant offensive foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)
Q4 1:59 · LAL 85-78 SAC
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 1:59 · LAL 85-78 SAC
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 1:05 · LAL 85-78 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:11 · LAL 81-74 SAC
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 1:05 · LAL 85-78 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:02 · LAL 71-58 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
