⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-8Q125-28
+3Q233-24
-1Q329-24
-3Q426-26
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 28- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to thirteen
- Went cold from three, six of nineteen
Key battles
15Blocks4
6Threes made3
20Offensive rebounds13
19Points off turnovers14
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 15 | Blocks | 4 |
