⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 27 rebounds to 17
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 9:17 · SAC 48-35 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:51 · SAC 79-68 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:47 · SAC 100-105 LAL
- Turnover
Kevin Martin lost ball
Q4 2:31 · SAC 100-105 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Kevin Martin
Q4 2:31 · SAC 100-105 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q4 5:56 · SAC 100-107 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 1:14 · SAC 105-117 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (Mikki Moore draws the foul)
Q4 2:41 · SAC 100-105 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 2:41 · SAC 100-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · SAC 105-110 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
