⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-8Q119-19
-3Q222-21
+2Q317-13
+6Q433-27
▼ WSH 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their twenty- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
15Blocks4
6Offensive rebounds15
14Points off turnovers6
25Free throws made13
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 15 | Blocks | 4 |
