⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:56 · LAL 32-38 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q4 10:25 · LAL 90-106 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 6:16 · LAL 11-24 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q1 3:42 · LAL 17-37 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 20 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
