⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 48
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:04 · SAC 43-37 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 2:31 · SAC 109-105 LAL
- Lead
De'Aaron Fox hit a 19-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:00 · SAC 132-130 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Lyles out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:22 · SAC 132-133 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:14 · SAC 18-27 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 10:11 · SAC 46-48 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:27 · SAC 109-113 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:43 · SAC 128-130 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul
Q4 1:16 · SAC 130-130 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 1:16 · SAC 130-130 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
