⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 80 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 10:15 · SAC 16-4 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses technical free throw
Q2 1:15 · SAC 67-47 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jim Eyen technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:15 · SAC 67-47 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 80 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
