⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 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 seventeen threes to their ten- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 38
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:14 · SAC 23-26 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 4:36 · SAC 91-109 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:06 · SAC 4-12 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 8:56 · SAC 32-48 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 0:33 · SAC 76-96 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 17 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
