⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 29-16 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 2:20 · LAL 61-48 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 6:01 · LAL 82-61 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 11:22 · LAL 98-69 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
