⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 7:39 · LAL 51-63 WSH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q3 0:40 · LAL 86-74 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mark Madsen Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 9:43 · LAL 41-53 WSH
- Flagrant
Kobe Bryant Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 9:11 · LAL 41-55 WSH
- Missed FT
Mark Madsen missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 4:49 · LAL 57-67 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 3:37 · LAL 32-46 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyrone Nesby Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 4:49 · LAL 57-67 WSH
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 10:13 · LAL 82-74 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
