⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43- Ran them off the floor, 35 fast break points to 8
- A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18 in the first 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18
Q1 9:54 · LAL 24-6 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 8:58 · LAL 65-64 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 4:58 · LAL 82-69 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:43 · LAL 50-44 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:34 · LAL 31-31 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 0:04 · LAL 54-61 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 4 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 25 | Steals | 16 |
| 23 | Blocks | 19 |
