⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 0:04 · LAL 61-43 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 3:41 · LAL 94-77 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 1:35 · LAL 72-58 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 7:58 · LAL 65-54 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
