⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23
- A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, four of 24
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:42 · LAL 31-32 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 4:07 · LAL 67-62 SAC
- Go-ahead
D'Angelo Russell hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:47 · LAL 87-85 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell lost ball turnover
Q4 2:03 · LAL 87-85 SAC
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · LAL 93-92 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:45 · LAL 5-12 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 1:30 · LAL 69-73 SAC
- Go-ahead
Georgios Papagiannis hit a dunk
Q4 0:55 · LAL 91-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben McLemore turnover
Q4 2:26 · LAL 87-85 SAC
- Turnover
Buddy Hield bad pass
Q4 0:04 · LAL 94-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
