1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 96–90.
Final · CF · G2
LAL90
SAC96
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · LAL @ SAC
Sacramento evens the series with Lakers at 1–1
Sacramento won Game 2, 96–90, in the conference finals. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Shaquille O'Neal scored 35 for Lakers in the loss.
Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 26 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 90 |
| SAC | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 96 |
Who led
Chris WebberSAC21 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbySAC20 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealLAL35 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantLAL22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
Mike BibbySAC
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 20 points in 44 minutes.
Losing minutes
Scot PollardSAC
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
45 minutes today, against 34.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
Top performances
Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 35
Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Shaquille O'NealLAL @ SAC · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 1 ASTKobe BryantLAL @ SAC · L
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTChris WebberSAC vs LAL · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 5 ASTMike BibbySAC vs LAL · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 8 ASTBobby JacksonSAC vs LAL · W
11.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTVlade DivacSAC vs LAL · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST