โฑ๏ธHow 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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
โฒ LAL better than we expected
โผ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal Technical Foul
Q1 2:54 ยท LAL 21-18 PHI

76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Allen Iverson Technical Foul
Q3 6:58 ยท LAL 61-54 PHI
- Technical
Keith Van Horn Technical Foul
Q3 6:58 ยท LAL 61-54 PHI
- Technical
Tyrone Hill Technical Foul
Q3 6:58 ยท LAL 63-54 PHI
๐The numbers
| LAL | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |










