⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the third quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q3 8:30 · LAL 79-66 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 5:48 · LAL 112-90 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:06 · LAL 85-81 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
