⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9- A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, seven of 23
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 8:10 · SAC 17-9 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q3 5:18 · SAC 83-80 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gay technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:43 · SAC 17-11 LAL
- Turnover
Ben McLemore lost ball turnover
Q4 2:57 · SAC 101-93 LAL
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins possession lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · SAC 106-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 11:19 · SAC 31-32 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 7:20 · SAC 66-79 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 9:34 · SAC 83-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 2:30 · SAC 101-95 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
