⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 51
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:58 · SAC 97-93 LAL
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · SAC 97-98 LAL
- Turnover
Ben McLemore lost ball turnover
Q4 0:52 · SAC 97-101 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:02 · SAC 34-36 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 0:56 · SAC 87-88 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 2:43 · SAC 97-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:47 · SAC 95-92 LAL
- Missed FT
Steve Blake misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · SAC 97-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
