⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 38 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 23-8 off them
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 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:38 · SAC 9-3 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:19 · SAC 46-54 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 5:53 · SAC 69-83 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 3:55 · SAC 94-110 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 13 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. SabonisF Double-double | 35 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-9 | -17 |
D. HunterF | 38 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 5-6 | -15 |
P. AchiuwaF | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
Z. LaVineG | 35 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 6-7 | -5 |
D. Acuff Jr.G Double-double | 42 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 8-24 | 3-11 | 3-4 | -8 |
M. MonkG | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | -4 |
L. BlackF | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 | -15 |
D. CardwellC | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
E. SharpG | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
N. CliffordG | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Team | 103 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 35-90 | 12-38 | 21-28 |
Did not playA. Karaban (coach's decision), J. Mogbo (coach's decision)
Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. LaRaviaF | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1-2 | +3 |
W. KesslerC | 29 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -1 |
M. ThybulleG | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -4 |
L. DoncicG | 35 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 11-23 | 6-13 | 12-13 | +11 |
A. ReavesG | 37 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 6-6 | +14 |
Q. GrimesG | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +19 |
Z. WilliamsF | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 3-3 | +12 |
S. MamukelashviliF | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +17 |
C. SextonG | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 5-6 | +2 |
J. VanderbiltF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
L. LoveringC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
B. JamesG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
J. HardyG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
C. CarrG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
K. LooneyF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Team | 116 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 35-78 | 12-38 | 34-38 |
