⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 19
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 1:53 · LAL 59-48 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 0:29 · LAL 86-66 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Morris misses technical free throw
Q2 10:53 · LAL 29-27 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 9:18 · LAL 37-39 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
