⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to four
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:27 · LAL 62-66 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 8:33 · LAL 95-93 SAC
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 26-foot three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
Q4 0:00 · LAL 109-108 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:42 · LAL 99-100 SAC
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:42 · LAL 99-100 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 0:28 · LAL 23-38 SAC
- Go-ahead
Omri Casspi hit a 26-foot three jumper, Spencer Hawes with the assist
Q4 1:00 · LAL 104-106 SAC
- Lead
Beno Udrih hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 0:28 · LAL 106-108 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:39 · LAL 99-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Ime Udoka misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · LAL 106-108 SAC
- Missed FT
Ime Udoka misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · LAL 106-108 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
