⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of twenty from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their thirteen
- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 4:56 · LAL 88-71 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 6:03 · LAL 114-101 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 11:00 · LAL 32-36 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 11:22 · LAL 99-88 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bobby Brown lost ball
Q4 4:39 · LAL 109-101 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
