ah hell, I lied, after reading your post I have got to highlight this"
So now you are telling us that the Kings shot 35 more free throws in the series?!?!?!?
Well no, they actually shot 13 more free throws in the series, but 35 more if we eliminate quarter 4 of Game 6.
So you picked one number without looking at the rest. The real points you're missing are that a) we're bracketing the disputed quarter, b) the number of fouls called on each team was basically even despite the free throw numbers you're now highlighting, and c) we would expect the Kings to foul less and shoot more free throws than the Lakers based upon the numbers. My post is meant to provide the fuller context that you claimed justifies the horrendous quarter. That context indicates that the Kings normal play advantages were entirely wiped out by the officiating.
The two teams were equally as good at drawing fouls and getting to the line throughout the season. The Kings were noticeably better at playing defense without fouling and fouling without allowing free throws.
Based upon the free throw attempts allowed numbers we could reliably expect the Kings to allow the Lakers to shoot 150 or so free throws over seven games.
In paralell we could reliably expect the Lakers to allow the Kings to shoot 177 or so free throws over seven games. So a supposed delta of 35 isn't exactly shocking, we'd predict it to be about 27. It would be far more shocking if the number was even. In reality the number was 13, lower than we'd expect based upon season long trends.
It shouldn't be surprising at all that the Lakers allowed the Kings to shoot more free throws overall. That's what we'd expect based upon those two teams performance. If anything the fact that the gross foul numbers were so close is the surprising part and to the disadvantage of the Kings.
So you've provided no support for the argument you staked your entire claim to: that the Kings received favorable officiating in every spot except for one quarter in Game 6. That's just simply not true.