⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first 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
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.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 6:06 · SAC 49-47 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:39 · SAC 99-101 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:47 · SAC 96-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SAC 99-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SAC 99-101 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
