⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 30-2 off them
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 0
Key battles
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 1 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |










