⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen
- Lost the glass, 25 rebounds to 44
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ronny Turiaf double technical foul
Q2 0:27 · LAL 46-62 SAC
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 7:33 · LAL 85-100 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:40 · LAL 0-10 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 3:31 · LAL 44-62 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q1 2:46 · LAL 20-26 SAC
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:12 · LAL 71-92 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:04 · LAL 108-116 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
