OVERALL SUBSTANCE: L.A. Lakers sweep Sacramento:
The four-game sweep by the Lakers of Sacramento is the 17th in NBA Qtrs-round best-of-7 series, the 35th in NBA best-of-7 series (all rounds), and the 146th in NHL, NBA, or MLB best-of-7 series.

SERIES NOTES: Game 4: Los Angeles visits and defeats Sacramento 119-pts-113 to sweep series 841 4-games-nil; the sweep is the ninth achieved by the Los Angeles Lakers (and the fourth in the Qtrs), and is the first suffered by the Sacramento Kings (the Kansas City Kings, Kansas City/Omaha Kings, Cincinnati Royals, and Rochester Royals had never been swept in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series); while the Sacramento Kings are now 0-1 in NBA best-of-7 series and 0-1 in NBA best-of-7 Qtrs series, the Los Angeles Lakers are now 46-23 in NBA best-of-7 series and 20-6 (19-1 when Game 1 is at home) in NBA best-of-7 Qtrs series; those 20 Los Angeles best-of-7 Qtrs series wins and 19 L.A. best-of-7 Qtrs series wins when Game 1 is at home are best-of-7 Qtrs-round highs for NHL/NBA franchises . . . Game 3: Los Angeles visits and defeats Sacramento 103-pts-81 to take a commanding 3-games-nil lead in series 841; the Lakers now sport a best-of-7 Qtrs-round Game 3 record of 16-10 (11-9 on the road; those 9 losses are an NHL/NBA high) and a best-of-7 all-round Game 3 record of 40-29 (25-21 on the road) . . . Game 2: Los Angeles hosts and defeats Sacramento 96-pts-90 to take a 2-games-nil lead in series 841; the win improves the Los Angeles Lakers' best-of-7 Qtrs Game 2 record to 17-9 (16-4 at home) -- the 17 overall wins, 26 overall games, 16 home wins, and 20 home games are NHL/NBA Qtrs Game 2 highs . . . Game 1: Los Angeles hosts and defeats Sacramento 108-pts-105 to take a 1-game-nil series 841 lead; series 841 is the 20th NBA best-of-7 series in which a team won Game 1 by only three points -- in the previous nineteen, the Game 1 winner posted a 14-5 (.737) series record; the Lakers now have an 18-8 record in Game 1 of best-of-7 NBA Qtrs rounds -- the 18 wins and 26 appearances are NHL/NBA franchise highs for Game 1 of best-of-7 Qtrs round play; the Lakers are now 18-2 in Game 1 at home in best-of-7 NBA Qtrs rounds, and again, the 18 wins and 20 appearances are NHL/NBA franchise highs for Game 1 of best-of-7 Qtrs play; while WhoWins™ treats the Sacramento Kings as a brand-new franchise, it is interesting to note that the Rochester Royals, Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City/Omaha Kings, and Kansas City Kings had a combined 2-5 record (and an 0-5 run) in best-of-7 series Game 1; the combined best-of-7 series record for these Sacramento precursors was also 2-5 . . . Pre-series: Los Angeles finished one regular season games ahead of Sacramento -- in best-of-7 NBA playoff history from 1947 through 2000, the team with the 1-game regular season advantage vs. a playoff opponent had a 10-9 (.526) series record vs. that opponent; series 841 is the first for the L.A. Lakers since the 2000 NBA Finals when they defeated Indiana to win the 2000 NBA Championship, and is the first ever for the Kings in Sacramento; the last appearance by the Kings in a best-of-7 playoff series occurred in series 294, which the Kansas City Kings lost to the Houston Rockets in five games in a 1981 NBA Semis playoff round.