Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers : Game 5 92.0 - 91.0

The 2002 West Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs featured Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head, and both teams battled 7 times. Out of the 7 game series of the Conference Finals of the 2002 NBA Playoffs, Sacramento Kings outdueled Los Angeles Lakers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Los Angeles Lakers ’s 3 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Sacramento Kings had an offensive rating of 102.2, defensive rating of 101.1, 33.0 free-throw attempts, and 9.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.222 percent clip as a team. Los Angeles Lakers had an offensive rating of 101.1, defensive rating of 102.2, 23.0 free-throw attempts, 17.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.235 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Sacramento Kings finished the game with a record of 90 , and Los Angeles Lakers recorded Sacramento Kings possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers’s based on the advanced stats, Sacramento Kings had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.486 percent, Sacramento Kings had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 11.1 vs 14.4.

The most impactful players on each team in the Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup of the 2002 West Conference Finals NBA Playoffs were Chris Webber and Shaquille O'Neal based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Chris Webber for the Sacramento Kings in the Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs, put up 23.0 and made 12.0 , 3.0 offensive rebounds 10.0 defensive rebounds, 3.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.17. While Shaquille O'Neal put up 18.0 and made 14.0, 3.0 offensive rebounds, 4.0 defensive rebounds, 0.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.26.