⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:52 · LAL 11-6 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · LAL 90-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Steve Blake misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · LAL 95-99 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins step out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:25 · LAL 90-93 SAC
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans turnover
Q4 0:56 · LAL 90-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · LAL 94-98 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
