⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 27
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:20 · LAL 85-85 SAC
- Winner
Brandon Ingram hit a 25-foot three jumper, JaVale McGee with the assist
Q4 2:13 · LAL 113-110 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 4:02 · LAL 115-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · LAL 115-110 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Iman Shumpert stole it from Brandon Ingram
Q4 1:09 · LAL 115-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses technical free throw
Q4 1:39 · LAL 115-110 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
