⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- They went cold, three of seventeen from three
- Could not get to the line, 44 free throws to their 58
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 22-12 off them
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 cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 6:43 · SAC 74-85 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:41 · SAC 103-106 LAL
- Go-ahead
Mike Bibby hit a 26-foot three jumper, John Salmons with the assist
Q4 0:23 · SAC 114-112 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia offensive foul (Brian Cook draws the foul)
Q4 0:57 · SAC 111-111 LAL
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia turnover
Q4 0:57 · SAC 111-111 LAL
- Turnover
Mike Bibby lost ball
OT 4:26 · SAC 117-119 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant hit a 27-foot three jumper, Smush Parker with the assist
Q4 1:54 · SAC 109-111 LAL
- Ties it
Smush Parker hit a driving layup
Q4 0:00 · SAC 117-117 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a driving layup
OT 4:37 · SAC 117-119 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Bynum traveling
Q4 2:53 · SAC 105-108 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 2:19 · SAC 107-108 LAL
- Missed FT
Brian Cook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · SAC 111-111 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 43 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
