⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better 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 21, and outscored them 27-12 off them- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 30
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 took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 6:48 · LAL 19-11 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:55 · LAL 33-21 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 10:56 · LAL 60-36 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Shannon Brown flagrant foul type 1 (Omri Casspi draws the foul)
Q4 8:33 · LAL 90-60 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:24 · LAL 44-27 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
