⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- They went cold, one of sixteen from three
- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 1:53 · SAC 53-40 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 3:06 · SAC 100-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball
Q4 3:21 · SAC 92-89 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:21 · SAC 94-89 LAL
- Missed FT
Chuck Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:01 · SAC 95-89 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:11 · SAC 89-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:03 · SAC 58-47 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 6% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
