⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 5:29 · LAL 48-37 SAC
- Go-ahead
Russell Westbrook hit a 27-foot three jumper, Anthony Davis with the assist
Q4 2:13 · LAL 114-112 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q2 5:41 · LAL 39-37 SAC
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:36 · LAL 59-48 SAC
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:17 · LAL 66-64 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 9:12 · LAL 66-67 SAC
- Winner
De'Aaron Fox hit a 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:06 · LAL 114-116 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 1:39 · LAL 114-120 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses technical free throw
Q2 0:36 · LAL 59-48 SAC
- Technical
Kevin Huerter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:15 · LAL 59-52 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses technical free throw
Q3 8:17 · LAL 66-64 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |







