⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:33 · SAC 69-70 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:03 · SAC 107-108 LAL
- Winner
Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a 27-foot step back jumper, Nemanja Bjelica with the assist
Q4 0:00 · SAC 117-116 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
David Joerger technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:17 · SAC 54-52 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:03 · SAC 21-17 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 2:50 · SAC 30-34 LAL
- Lead
Kyle Kuzma hit a 23-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:41 · SAC 112-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul
Q4 4:26 · SAC 101-106 LAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 4:26 · SAC 101-106 LAL
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SAC 114-116 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
