⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 40 fast break points to 22
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 2:30 · LAL 67-79 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 8:38 · LAL 4-18 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 3:48 · LAL 33-50 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 9:03 · LAL 76-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 3:16 · LAL 89-97 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 40 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 17 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
