⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 26
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:03 · LAL 10-4 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Fisher Lost Ball
Q4 2:24 · LAL 91-87 BKN
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · LAL 96-89 BKN
- Missed FT
Rick Fox missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · LAL 99-94 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keith Van Horn Out of Bounds
Q4 2:06 · LAL 91-87 BKN
📊The numbers
| LAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
