⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 4-point lead to 12
Q2 10:03 · LAL 39-27 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 4:20 · LAL 73-61 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Shawne Williams and DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 5:41 · LAL 90-72 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:51 · LAL 42-36 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses technical free throw
Q2 4:52 · LAL 44-38 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
