⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 23
A 15-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:04 · LAL 79-79 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 2:47 · LAL 93-93 SAC
- Ties it
Louis Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:30 · LAL 96-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tarik Black turnover
Q4 4:20 · LAL 81-87 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:30 · LAL 23-31 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 4:52 · LAL 57-68 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 2:26 · LAL 85-91 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · LAL 93-94 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 96-97 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
