⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 4:58 · SAC 70-82 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:41 · SAC 4-13 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 9:40 · SAC 59-77 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
