⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 42- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:40 · SAC 34-34 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:42 · SAC 66-67 LAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q3 6:24 · SAC 92-79 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox turnover
Q4 4:47 · SAC 115-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:30 · SAC 15-23 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:20 · SAC 37-45 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:20 · SAC 118-116 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:36 · SAC 115-107 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
