⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:50 · SAC 13-11 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:06 · SAC 27-30 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · SAC 99-106 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 2:50 · SAC 15-27 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 0:01 · SAC 68-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses technical free throw
Q2 2:06 · SAC 43-42 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · SAC 87-95 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:20 · SAC 98-106 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
