⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their eighteen- Made eight threes to their eighteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:11 · SAC 76-74 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 11:45 · SAC 98-95 LAL
- Steal
Domantas Sabonis stole it from Jake LaRavia
Q4 1:39 · SAC 116-122 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keon Ellis misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 10:40 · SAC 97-95 LAL
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:36 · SAC 106-114 LAL
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SAC 120-126 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 8:59 · SAC 101-108 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rui Hachimura 3 second turnover
Q4 3:43 · SAC 109-117 LAL
- Turnover
Jake LaRavia bad pass
Q4 1:39 · SAC 116-122 LAL
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · SAC 120-127 LAL
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 41 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
