⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 24 from three- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:30 · SAC 81-91 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 5:16 · SAC 97-95 LAL
- Lead
Jason Thompson hit a dunk, Beno Udrih with the assist
Q4 1:22 · SAC 97-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeMarcus Cousins and Pau Gasol
Q1 8:17 · SAC 6-6 LAL
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q4 10:26 · SAC 71-88 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 25-foot three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
Q4 0:04 · SAC 99-99 LAL
- Lead
Derek Fisher hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
OT 4:39 · SAC 99-102 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
OT 3:24 · SAC 103-113 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest bad pass
Q4 3:16 · SAC 91-95 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant traveling
OT 1:40 · SAC 103-108 LAL
- Turnover
Ron Artest bad pass
OT 1:09 · SAC 103-108 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
