⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 1:28 · SAC 29-22 LAL
- Steal
Bogdan Bogdanovic stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 0:30 · SAC 102-107 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:55 · SAC 107-109 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Willie Cauley-Stein out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:15 · SAC 97-103 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up
Q3 7:41 · SAC 73-77 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:51 · SAC 97-100 LAL
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 2:31 · SAC 97-103 LAL
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · SAC 102-107 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 5 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 21 | Blocks | 18 |
