⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 26 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 50
- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 5:00 · LAL 30-13 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 3:39 · LAL 87-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Phil Handy technical foul
Q3 6:56 · LAL 68-89 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q1 1:32 · LAL 37-28 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 7:32 · LAL 48-52 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 4:21 · LAL 50-61 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses technical free throw
Q3 6:56 · LAL 68-89 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
