⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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 Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 24-10 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 9:06 · LAL 69-58 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 2:47 · LAL 110-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:48 · LAL 69-58 SAC
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:22 · LAL 80-69 SAC
- Flagrant
Andrew Bynum flagrant foul type 1 (Spencer Hawes draws the foul)
Q4 4:24 · LAL 98-91 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih turnover
Q4 4:13 · LAL 98-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:29 · LAL 103-98 SAC
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:29 · LAL 103-98 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
