⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 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 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:30 · SAC 55-42 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 5:30 · SAC 72-80 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 0:58 · SAC 74-92 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 7:47 · SAC 82-103 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
