⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 22- A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 39
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q1 1:14 · SAC 26-21 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:29 · SAC 46-41 LAL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q3 7:18 · SAC 69-58 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:15 · SAC 96-89 LAL
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · SAC 99-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 9:08 · SAC 26-29 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dwight Howard flagrant foul type 1 (Jason Thompson draws the foul)
Q4 2:30 · SAC 100-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
