⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 21-10 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 0:16 · LAL 35-31 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 3:09 · LAL 85-81 SAC
- Winner
Malik Monk hit a 24-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:50 · LAL 112-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAL 119-114 SAC
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAL 119-114 SAC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · LAL 119-114 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 10:44 · LAL 89-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Jones offensive foul
Q4 2:43 · LAL 112-110 SAC
- Turnover
Damian Jones turnover
Q4 2:43 · LAL 112-110 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:49 · LAL 118-112 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
