⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:13 · LAL 85-86 SAC
- Steal
Pau Gasol stole it from Mikki Moore
Q4 2:48 · LAL 106-108 SAC
- Go-ahead
Pau Gasol hit a layup, Derek Fisher with the assist
Q4 0:15 · LAL 113-112 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Pau Gasol double technical foul
Q3 2:13 · LAL 85-86 SAC
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:54 · LAL 85-88 SAC
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:46 · LAL 103-106 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:33 · LAL 19-25 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:14 · LAL 40-49 SAC
- Winner
Beno Udrih hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · LAL 113-114 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikki Moore lost ball
Q4 2:48 · LAL 106-108 SAC
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia offensive foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)
Q4 0:27 · LAL 111-112 SAC
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia turnover
Q4 0:27 · LAL 111-112 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
