⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 2:05 · SAC 59-53 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:16 · SAC 48-47 LAL
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:42 · SAC 94-98 LAL
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
Q4 0:44 · SAC 98-100 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 4:22 · SAC 75-81 LAL
- Steal
Jodie Meeks stole it from Tyreke Evans
Q4 0:44 · SAC 98-100 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jodie Meeks misses technical free throw
Q2 3:16 · SAC 48-47 LAL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:09 · SAC 96-100 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · SAC 98-100 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
