⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 22- Made no threes to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse Lost Ball. Stolen by Rick Fox.
Q4 4:33 · WSH 39-41 LAL
- Turnover
Kwame Brown Offensive Foul
Q4 1:25 · WSH 43-48 LAL
- Turnover
Kwame Brown Foul
Q4 1:25 · WSH 43-48 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 5:26 · WSH 39-46 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rick Fox Bad Pass
Q4 3:18 · WSH 41-46 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 0 | Threes made | 6 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
