⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32- A 21-0 run took them from 7 down to 14 up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 16 fast break points to 31
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 11:36 · LAL 40-26 SAC
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 7 down to 14 up
Q4 11:47 · LAL 108-94 SAC
- Steal
Gabe Vincent stole it from De'Aaron Fox
Q4 0:03 · LAL 131-127 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell lost ball turnover
Q4 1:25 · LAL 125-121 SAC
- Turnover
Anthony Davis lost ball turnover
Q4 0:58 · LAL 125-121 SAC
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · LAL 130-127 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:33 · LAL 53-51 SAC
- Steal
DeMar DeRozan stole it from D'Angelo Russell
Q4 1:25 · LAL 125-121 SAC
- Steal
Malik Monk stole it from Anthony Davis
Q4 0:58 · LAL 125-121 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · LAL 131-127 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 32 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
