⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:00 · SAC 35-38 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:38 · SAC 78-88 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:06 · SAC 7-14 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 9:41 · SAC 22-38 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 9:57 · SAC 68-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rajon Rondo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:12 · SAC 65-79 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 11 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
