⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+15Q135-24
+4Q221-19
+5Q334-31
+1Q423-22
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 24-13 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 40
Key battles
25Fast break points5
24Points off turnovers13
7Blocks3
8Turnovers15
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:00 · SAC 35-29 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
