⏱️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 but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 28- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 5:13 · SAC 21-19 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 0:52 · SAC 35-24 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q3 5:30 · SAC 87-66 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses technical free throw
Q1 6:58 · SAC 4-12 LAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeMarcus Cousins and Brian Shaw
Q3 1:20 · SAC 88-68 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 4:33 · SAC 47-53 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:13 · SAC 17-17 LAL
- Technical
D'Angelo Russell technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:46 · SAC 68-64 LAL
- Technical
Louis Williams technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:56 · SAC 98-82 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
