⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 27-13 off them- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Louis Williams
Q4 1:27 · SAC 87-94 LAL
- Steal
DeMarcus Cousins stole it from Louis Williams
Q4 0:30 · SAC 91-97 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
Q4 3:45 · SAC 82-89 LAL
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · SAC 87-94 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 10:30 · SAC 34-26 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:00 · SAC 73-78 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 4:58 · SAC 82-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Louis Williams bad pass
Q4 1:27 · SAC 87-94 LAL
- Turnover
Louis Williams bad pass
Q4 0:30 · SAC 91-97 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
