⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. 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, 20 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 26 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their fifteen
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:14 · LAL 35-25 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 8:39 · LAL 88-78 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 2:00 · LAL 110-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Austin Reaves lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · LAL 130-122 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:20 · LAL 113-105 SAC
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from Austin Reaves
Q4 0:56 · LAL 130-122 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Lyles out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:48 · LAL 130-122 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 38 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
